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Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 3
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -3 times
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +3
    Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

    AL-FAROOQ EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY CENTRE 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
    • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
    • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Latest accounts are overdue for filing and returns have been filed late on 3 occasions over the last 5 years
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    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 28/02/18 28/02/19 28/02/20 28/02/21 28/02/22
    Charitable activities £5,970
    Donations & Legacies £272,846
    Other Income £900
    Investment Income
    Total income £163,461 £217,932 £279,795 £161,914 £359,072
    Charitable activities spending £146,308
    Fundraising costs 1% 3%
    Other spending £86,526
    Total spending £126,943 £148,865 £236,256 £129,156 £185,380
    Surplus/deficit £36,518 £69,067 £43,539 £32,758 £173,692
    Established: 7 years

    www.afecc.co.uk

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
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    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    GiG Classification
    • Community services
    Purposes
    • The prevention or relief of poverty
    • The advancement of education
    • The advancement of religion','the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended
    Where it operates
    • UK and overseas, main operating location: Glasgow City
    Who it helps
    • People with a particular ethnic or racial origin
    • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

    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.

    Major supporters in last 5 years
    Corra Foundation£9,040
    Foundation Scotland£6,215
    Scottish Government£5,566
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months    		 To be used for
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to Al-Farooq Education and Community Centre
    £2,528 29/05/2020
    Al Farooq Education and Community Centre (AFECC) is seeking funding for its food bank which operates Monday to Sunday, providing food parcels daily to the most vulnerable individuals and those ....more
    Scottish Government - Al-Farooq Education and Community Centre
    £5,566 13/05/2020
    Detailed description not provided.
    Corra Foundation - Food_Fund_COVID19-20/2492
    £9,040 29/04/2020
    to contribute to the additional operating costs enabling you to offer support to vulnerable people who have been faced by further barriers due to COVID19
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to Al-Farooq Education and Community Centre
    £3,687 22/04/2020
    To pay a sessional worker to work one hour per day, six days per week for ten weeks, to pay for fuel and food provisions to deliver food items to the most vulnerable members of Govanhill, Crosshill ....more

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees

    Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in Scotland on 14/02/2017, number: SC047177
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; AR21: 47 days late, AR20: 314 days late, AR18: 119 days late,
    Main office

    32-38 Dixon Avenue, Glasgow, G42 8EJ

    Objectives

    AFECC will work in partnership with all relevant stakeholders in pursuance of its charitable aims as summarised below: 1. To promote and advance the religious education of Muslims according to the Ahle Hadees school of thought 2. The promotion and advancement of education through the provision of information. education. training. capacity building/leadership and mentoring programmes 3. The prevention/ relief of poverty and the advancement of health through the provision of a food bank. information/sign posting service and sporting initiatives 4. The provision of recreational facilities in the form of a community centre/hall which will be used to deliver a range of classes and activities for the benefit of the community. 5. Any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
    Authorised officials of this charity can add information to this page (including a Donate Now button) for no cost

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