COUNCIL OF MOSQUES - TOWER HAMLETS

Charity number: 1124554
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Council of Mosques works primarily as a conduit of communication between the Muslim community in Tower Hamlets and the Local Authority is central. Currently, the Council of Mosques offers three main areas of service provision: 1. Capacity building and training programmes for its members and affiliates 2. Consultation and advocacy on local issues 3. Community cohesion activities

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £149,716
Total expenditure: £99,715

Total income includes £149,716 from 3 government contract(s)

People

15 Trustee(s)

12 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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Tower Hamlets

Governance

Registration history:
  • 17 June 2008: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
  • 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
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease 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

15 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
SHAMSUL HOQUE Chair
GOREEB AND YATEEM TRUST FUND
Received: On time
ESHA' ATUL ISLAM
Received: On time
DEUL GRAM MADRASHA WELFARE SOCIETY UK
Received: On time
LONDON ISLAMIC SCHOOL
Recently registered
Md Mohin Mozumder Trustee 18 October 2025
None on record
Nurul Ullah Trustee 18 October 2025
None on record
ARZOO MIAH Trustee 18 October 2025
STEPNEY SHAHJALAL MOSQUE & CULTURAL CENTRE
Received: On time
LIMEHOUSE WELFARE ASSOCIATION
Received: On time
ETHYOR MOHAMMED HUSSAIN Trustee 18 October 2025
BISHOPSWAY COMMUNITY CENTRE (UK)
Received: 10 days late
Md Musleh Uddin Trustee 19 November 2023
None on record
Mohammed Bashir Ahmed Trustee 19 November 2023
None on record
Mohammed Nurul Amin Trustee 27 November 2021
POPLAR MOSQUE AND COMMUNITY CENTRE LIMITED
Received: 3 days late
Mowlana Mohammed Musleh Uddin Trustee 27 November 2021
None on record
Mohammed Shamsul Hoque Trustee 24 November 2018
None on record
Atik Miah Trustee 26 November 2016
ST PETER'S BENGALI ASSOCIATION
Received: On time
Mafijur Rab Trustee 22 November 2014
None on record
SIRAJUL ISLAM Trustee 18 October 2012
SHAHPORAN MASJID AND ISLAMIC CENTRE TRUST
Received: On time
EAST LONDON MOSQUE TRUST
Received: On time
MOHAMMAD ABDUL MUNIM JAHEDI Trustee 18 October 2012
None on record
FARUK AHMED Trustee
MAZAHIRUL ULOOM LONDON
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £30.76k £19.79k £16.07k £76.77k £149.72k
Total expenditure £15.74k £22.67k £11.91k £35.39k £99.72k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A £54.92k £149.72k
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A £10.42k 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 2025 27 October 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 27 October 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 20 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 20 January 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 02 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2022 10 December 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2021 20 December 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 20 December 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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 23 FEBRUARY 2008 AS AMENDED 23 MAY 2008 AND 30 OCTOBER 2010.

Charitable objects

THE PROMOTION OF RELIGIOUS AND RACIAL 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 AND OF DIFFERENT RACIAL GROUPS; B) PROMOTING KNOWLEDGE AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN DIFFERENT RELIGIOUS AND RACIAL GROUPS; C) PROVIDING A CLOSER NETWORK AND CO-OPERATION BETWEEN THE MOSQUES AND OTHER ISLAMIC ORGANISATIONS WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS AND OTHER FAITH COMMUNITIES; D) PROVIDING ADVICE ON COMMUNITY ISSUES; E) BY SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES DEEM FIT. TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY WORKING WITH INDIVIDUALS IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF TOWER HAMLETS AND SURROUNDING AREAS WHO ARE SOCIALLY OR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR RELIGION, ETHNIC ORIGIN OR CREED (IN PARTICULAR, MEMBERS OF THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY) TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF SUCH INDIVIDUALS AND ASSIST THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO BRITISH SOCIETY, IN PARTICULAR BY: A) WORKING WITH INDIVIDUALS TO ADDRESS ISSUES OF INEQUALITY AND ASSIST THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO BRITISH SOCIETY; B) WORKING WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS TO ENABLE THEM TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE NEEDS OF THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY IN ORDER THAT THEY CAN ADAPT SERVICE PROVISION TO BETTER MEET THE NEEDS OF THAT COMMUNITY; C) UNDERTAKING RESEARCH WITH INDIVIDUALS, ORGANISATIONS AND DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES ON ISSUES PERTINENT TO THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY; D) RAISING THE CONCERNS OF THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY TO RELEVANT ORGANISATIONS OR AUTHORITIES AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE TRUSTEES; E) BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF MOSQUES AND ISLAMIC ORGANISATIONS THROUGH THE PROVISION OF GRANTS, ADVICE & GUIDANCE, TRAINING AND OTHER MEANS SO THAT THEY ARE BETTER EQUIPPED TO DELIVER PROJECTS AND SERVICES THAT ADDRESS ISSUES OF INEQUALITY; F) BY SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES DEEM FIT.

Area of benefit

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

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LONDON.

Contact information

Address:
CoM-TH
3rd Floor
46 Whitechapel Road
London Muslim Centre
London
E1 1JX
Phone:
02076503040
Email:
info@councilofmosques.com
Website:

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