Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 2
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -5
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

YUSUF ISLAM FOUNDATION 

GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSESEDUCATION/TRAININGCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTTHE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES ARTS/CULTURE/HERITAGE GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALSGRANTS TO ORGANISATIONS ACTS AS AN UMBRELLA BODY PROVIDES BUILDINGS/FACILITIES/OPEN SPACE
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £21,822,518 available, equivalent to 93 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
Established: 14 years

www.yif.org.uk

enquiries@yif.org.uk

02073722171

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£2,564£2,820£-255£167£21,996£21,82392.9500
31/03/22£2,532£2,774£-242£160£22,252£22,05795.4500
31/03/21*£2,939£2,814£125£62£22,494£22,31395.2500
31/03/20£3,586£3,844£-258£1,102£22,570£22,49270.2510
31/03/19£4,363£4,080£283£1,741£22,828£22,73466.9550
31/03/18£2,590£2,635£-45£49£22,523£22,402102620
31/03/17£2,984£2,488£496£178£22,591£22,591109610
31/03/16*£9,336£2,157£7,179£2£22,053£22,053122.7610
31/03/15*£3,073£2,130£942£72£14,437£14,25180.3590
31/03/14£15,452£2,346£13,105£569£13,487£13,33468.2540
31/03/13£2,437£2,389£48£621£468£3821.9560
31/03/12*£2,164£2,028£136£430£417£2531.5510
31/03/11*£2,850£2,569£281£1,136£281£2741.3490

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 5.9%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 5%
Liabilities/Income: 49%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 92.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 2.2
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 50 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Department for Work and Pensions - MARITIME YACHT SERVICES LIMMITED
£3,107 01/04/2022
The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to employers to create jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit.
Department for Work and Pensions - MARITIME YACHT SERVICES LIMMITED
£3,107 01/04/2022
The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to employers to create jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit.
Department for Work and Pensions - MRS BOUQUETS FLORISTRY & EVENT STYLING
£6,582 01/04/2021
The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to create new jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit who are at risk of long term unemployment.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 38-76
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 25/02/2010, number: 1134513
  • Registered at Companies House on 23/10/2009, number: 07055355
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Filing Record
13 returns made; AR21: 1 days late, AR16: 0 days late, AR15: 35 days late, AR12: 2 days late, AR11: 2 days late,
Main office

The Yusuf Islam Foundation
The Maqam Centre
Tiverton Road
LONDON
NW10 3HJ

Objectives

THE FURTHERANCE OF THE RELIGION OF ISLAM AND THE FURTHERANCE OF ISLAMIC EDUCATION INACCORDANCE WITH THE TEACHINGS OF THE HOLY QUR'AN AND THE SUNNAH OF THE PROPHET MUHAMMED.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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