MUSLIM EDUCATION CENTRE AND WELFARE TRUST

Charity number: 1076268
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The MECAWT offer's the Muslim community learning facilities and others a chance to ask questions. Primary goals are to build an integrated community where young Muslims grow up understanding the culture around them, and recognise the need to help guide and understand the issues that affect them. The other main objective is to encourage humanitarian and welfare work both locally and worldwide.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £312,466
Total expenditure: £210,168

People

7 Trustee(s)

11 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
  • Religious Activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Buckinghamshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 25 June 1999: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • MUSLIM EDUCATION CENTRE (Working name)
  • MARKAZ-UD-DA'WAH (Previous name)
  • MUSLIM EDUCATION AND WELFARE TRUST (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
NAVEED HUSSAIN BSC Chair
None on record
Irfan Akbar Khan Trustee 02 February 2017
None on record
Mazhar Shah Trustee 01 August 2015
None on record
Mr A M Rahman Trustee 31 January 2014
None on record
JAVED ANWAR Trustee
None on record
ABDUL RASHID Trustee
None on record
SHABBIR JOGIAT Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £161.89k £167.16k £196.91k £220.51k £312.47k
Total expenditure £101.10k £120.16k £127.68k £167.17k £210.17k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 30 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 30 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 28 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 28 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 29 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 29 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 30 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 30 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 19 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 19 January 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 30TH OCTOBER 1998, AS AMENDED BY SUPPLEMENTAL DEED 17TH APRIL 1999 AND RESOLUTION DATED 31ST MAY 1999 AMENDED 29TH NOVEMBER 2015

Charitable objects

1. TO ADVANCE THE ISLAMIC RELIGION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEACHINGS OF THE QURAN AND THE TEACHINGS OF PROPHET MUHAMMAD (PEACE BE UPON HIM) AND THE SAHABAH-E-KERAAM (R.A.A.) ACCORDING TO THE INTERPRETATION AND ACCEPTED VIEW OF THE AHLUS SUNNAH WAL JAMAA-AH AND AS EXPOUNDED BY THE SALAFUS SAALIHEEN (PIOUS PREDECESSORS). 2. TO FURTHER ISLAMIC EDUCATION INCLUDING THE TEACHING OF THE ARABIC LANGUAGE. 3. TO HELP EDUCATE YOUNG MUSLIMS SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY. 4. TO ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF ANY CHARITABLE SERVICES.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
3 & 4 THE PARADE
TOTTERIDGE DRIVE
HIGH WYCOMBE
BUCKS
HP13 6UH
Phone:
01494522786
Email:
mecentre@hotmail.co.uk
Website:

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