Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: -4
Support Score: 0
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -3 times
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Very static board: -5
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -7 ?

BARAKAH EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL ASSOCIATION

Relief of poverty and educating training. Religious activities. Education of children and youth empowernment, promoting social welfare, cultural activities and provision of spiritual guidance.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • The Board composition appears to be very static

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Accounts have been filed late on 3 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
30/09/23£192£137£55n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/22*£194£176£18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/21*£173£79£94n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/20*£199£88£111n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/19£342£292£50n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/18*£198£91£108n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/17£282£82£200n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/16*£172£57£115n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/15£247£42£205n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/14£123£73£50n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/13£93£69£24n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/12£65£66£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/11£71£56£14n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 14 years

Becamasjid.org

Becamosque@gmail.com

02036496795

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Muslim religious associations
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Guinea, Sierra Leone, Throughout London,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 42-69
  • CHERNOR MADIEU JALLOH Appointed: 2010, Occupation: Sales Assistant
  • DONALD GEORGE Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Business Man
  • FATMATA BINTA SOW Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Staff Nurse
  • IBRAHIM JALLOH JALLOH Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Sales Assistant
  • MOHAMED BAILOR BARRIE
  • MOHAMED WITT BAH (Chair) Appointed: 2010, Occupation: Driver
  • NOUHOU BARRY Appointed: 2016, Occupation: East Midlands Trains
  • SAJALIEU BARRIE Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Bus Driver
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 10/02/2011, number: 1140332
  • Registered at Companies House on 24/09/2010, number: 07387615
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
13 returns made; AR22: 150 days late, AR21: 30 days late, AR20: 104 days late, AR18: 9 days late, AR16: 27 days late,
Main office

170 NEW CROSS ROAD
LONDON
NEW CROSS
SE14 5AA

Objectives

I) TO ADVANCE THE MUSLIM RELIGION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE HOLDING OF PRAYER MEETINGS, LECTURES, PUBLIC CELEBRATION OF RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS PRODUCING AND/OR DISTRIBUTING LITERATURE ON THE ISLAMIC FAITH TO ENLIGHTEN OTHERS ABOUT THE MUSLIM RELIGION.2) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION HI PARTICULAR THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SUPPLEMENTARY EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN AND CLASSES FOR ADULT EDUCATION3) THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY BY PROVIDING ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES, OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.4) THE PROMOTION OF RELIGIOUS HARMONY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY:(A) EDUCATING THE PUBLIC IN DIFFERENT RELIGIOUS BELIEFS INCLUDING AN AWARENESS OF THEIR DISTINCTIVE FEATURES AND THEIR COMMON GROUND TO PROMOTE GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN PERSONS OF DIFFERENT FAITHS;(B) PROMOTING KNOWLEDGE AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND RESPECT OF THE BELIEFS ANDPRACTICES OF DIFFERENT RELIGIOUS FAITHS.5) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE6) TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY WORKING WITH PEOPLE WHO ARESOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF OR CREED (INPARTICULAR, MEMBERS OF THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY) TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF SUCH PEOPLE AND ASSIST THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY, IN PARTICULAR BY:(A) PROVIDING A LOCAL NETWORK GROUP THAT ENCOURAGES AND ENABLES MEMBERS OF THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY TO PARTICIPATE MORE EFFECTIVELY WITH THE WIDER COMMUNITY;(B) INCREASING, OR CO-ORDINATING, OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEMBERS OF THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY TO ENGAGE WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS, TO ENABLE THOSE PROVIDERS TO ADAPT SERVICES TO BETTER MEET THE NEEDS OF THAT COMMUNITY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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