JAMIA ISLAMIA GHOUSIA — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Trust
Registered: 23 October 1987
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £912,271
Latest expenditure: £795,983
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 23 WESTBOURNE ROAD, LUTON, BEDFORDSHIRE, LU4 8JD

Website recorded by the regulator: www.ghousiatrust.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Religious and welfare, religious education to youth and elders, seminars, conferences, wedding and funerals for mainly Muslim community. Mainly Asian community with some British and Middle East community. Major religious institute in UK. Welfare for disadvantaged and elders. Muslim advice service. Marriage registry for UK.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 5 December 2025
Date Accounts Received: 5 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £912,271
Total Gross Expenditure: £795,983

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 6 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 6 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £803,344
Total Gross Expenditure: £601,586

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 12 December 2023
Date Accounts Received: 12 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £722,582
Total Gross Expenditure: £559,073

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 9 August 2022
Date Accounts Received: 9 August 2022
Total Gross Income: £690,632
Total Gross Expenditure: £600,901

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 20 September 2021
Date Accounts Received: 20 September 2021
Total Gross Income: £901,598
Total Gross Expenditure: £608,906

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 5 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £912,271
Total Gross Expenditure: £795,983
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 6

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 6 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £803,344
Total Gross Expenditure: £601,586
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £8
Income From Government Grants: £213,324
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 6

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 12 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £722,582
Total Gross Expenditure: £559,073
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £9
Income From Government Grants: £118,045
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 10

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 9 August 2022
Total Gross Income: £690,632
Total Gross Expenditure: £600,901
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £20
Income From Government Grants: £144,620
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 6

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 20 September 2021
Total Gross Income: £901,598
Total Gross Expenditure: £608,906
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £35
Income From Government Grants: £310,423
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 6

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 5 December 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 805721
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 106550
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 912271
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £795,504
Expenditure Other: 479
Expenditure Total: 795983
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 626188
Expenditure Depreciation: 12952
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: -479
Reserves: £771,685
Assets Total Fixed: 1407124
Assets Own Use: 1407124
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £771,685
Assets Total Liabilities: £24,005
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,154,804
Creditors One Year Total Current: 24005
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £771,685
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 2153983
Funds Restricted: 821
Funds Total: 2154804
Count Employees: 35
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 6 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 704339
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 99005
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 803344
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £601,586
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 601586
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 489713
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 14790
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £672,704
Assets Total Fixed: 1414477
Assets Own Use: 1414477
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £674,735
Assets Total Liabilities: £50,696
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,038,516
Creditors One Year Total Current: 50696
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £672,704
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 2038516
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 2038516
Count Employees: 36
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 12 December 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 627702
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 94880
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 722582
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £559,073
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 559073
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 433518
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 18000
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £0
Assets Total Fixed: 1427316
Assets Own Use: 1427316
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £500,145
Assets Total Liabilities: £90,703
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,836,758
Creditors One Year Total Current: 90703
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £497,298
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1836758
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 1836758
Count Employees: 36
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 9 August 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 637882
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 52750
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 690632
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £600,901
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 600901
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 431400
Expenditure Support Costs: 43100
Expenditure Depreciation: 15104
Gain Loss Investment: 8051
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £396,503
Assets Total Fixed: 1415732
Assets Own Use: 1415732
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £398,949
Assets Total Liabilities: £141,432
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,673,249
Creditors One Year Total Current: 141432
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £396,503
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1673249
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 1673249
Count Employees: 30
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 20 September 2021
Income Donations And Legacies: 862218
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 39380
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 901598
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £608,906
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 608906
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 363835
Expenditure Support Costs: 363835
Expenditure Depreciation: 8813
Gain Loss Investment: 1376
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £687,792
Assets Total Fixed: 1030281
Assets Own Use: 1030281
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £689,901
Assets Total Liabilities: £144,715
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,575,467
Creditors One Year Total Current: 144715
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £687,792
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1575467
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 1575467
Count Employees: 28
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Central Bedfordshire
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Bedford
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Pakistan
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Asia
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 108
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Religious Activities

Classification Code: 204
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

Classification Code: 110
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Amateur Sport

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 106
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Overseas Aid/famine Relief

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: JAMIA ISLAMIA GHOUSIA
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1987-10-23T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: TRUST DEED DATED 31/12/1986AS AMENDED ON 12/10/1987AS AMENDED ON 14/02/2001AS AMENDED ON 03/12/2008
Charitable Objects: TO PROMOTE THE FAITH OF ISLAM AND ISLAMIC CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND OVERSEAS.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

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Charity Other Regulators

Regulator Order: 1
Regulator Name: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures