Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 3
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -5
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • All male board: -3
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

MUSLIM WELFARE HOUSE 

REFLECTING THE AIMS OF THE ORGANISATION, THE ACTIVITIES OF MWH INCLUDE- ADULT EDUCATION AND SUPPORT SERVICES - INCLUDING ESOL, IT, CAREERS ADVICE- BUSINESS SUPPORT, TRAINING AND JOB SEARCH ASSISTANCE- RELIGIOUS AND CULTURAL SERVICES - ARABIC CLASSES AND COMMUNITY SOCIAL FORUMS- EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN - MOTHER TONGUE AND SUPPLEMENTARY SCHOOLS
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • The Board is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £15,894,464 available, equivalent to 175 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding

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£2,187£1,090£1,096£53£16,089£15,894174.93750
31/03/22£1,482£1,653£-171£41£14,993£14,8721083735
31/03/21£1,523£980£543£17£15,164£14,447176.93530
31/03/20£2,823£947£1,876£26£14,621£13,952176.740150
31/03/19£1,866£754£1,112£36£12,745£12,074192.14415
31/03/18£11,513£684£10,828£12£12,277£11,845207.7410
31/03/17*£630£589£41£8£1,449£1,02320.9270
31/03/16£856£540£317£28£1,408£1,11624.8130
31/03/15?*£1,110£17£1,093£17£1,091£1,042739.500
31/07/14*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 4.9%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 0%
Liabilities/Income: 2%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 174.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 11 months
Quick Ratio: 8.6
Asset Split ?
Established: 11 years
(23 years as a company)

www.mwht.org.uk

info@mwht.org.uk

02072633071

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseFacebookX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Recreation
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Muslim religious associations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
Who works here?
  • 37 employees
  • 50 volunteers

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
DCMS - Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation: COVID-19 Emergency Support Fund
£74,959 05/06/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 8/9 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 34-62
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 20/11/2012, number: 1149833
  • Registered at Companies House on 21/07/2000, number: 04041294
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity 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
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
10 returns made; AR17: 2 days late, AR15: 1 days late, AR14: 99 days late,
Main office

THE MUSLIM WELFARE HOUSE
233 SEVEN SISTERS ROAD
LONDON
N4 2DA

Objectives

5.1THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY(THE OBJECTS)ARE,THROUGHOUT THE WORLD AND MORE PARTICULARLY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM(THE UK)AND LONDON,SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO:5.1.1 RELIEVING NEED AMONG MUSLIMS AND NON-MUSLIMS;5.1.2 THE PROVISION OF HOSTELS FOR THE ACCOMMODATION OF NEEDY MUSLIMS;5.1.3THE PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE TO NEEDY MUSLIMS IN MATTERS OF MEDICAL TREATMENT AND ACCOMMODATION;5.1.4THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AMONG MUSLIMS BY THE PROVISION OF ADVICE GRANTS ACCOMMODATION AND OTHER MATERIAL ASSISTANCE TO THOSE IN NEED OF SUCH ASSISTANCE AND THE PROVISION OF LIBRARIES AND THER EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES;5.1.5THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION;5.1.6 THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION OF MUSLIMS,INCLUDING MOSQUES AND MADRASSAHS;5.1.7THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE FAITH AND RELIGIOUS PRACTICES OF ISLAM;5.1.8 THE ADVANCEMENT OF SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE OBJECTS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AS THE BOARD MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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