FOUNTAINS OF KNOWLEDGE — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 20 March 2003
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £1,051,401
Latest expenditure: £1,012,229
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 35 NORFOLK STREET, NELSON, BB9 7SY

Website recorded by the regulator: www.fountainsofknowledge.com (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

EDUCATION

03 Official extract

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: 23 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 23 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,051,401
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,012,229

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: 29 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 29 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £958,963
Total Gross Expenditure: £907,738

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: 29 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 29 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £806,777
Total Gross Expenditure: £711,575

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: 30 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 30 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £682,203
Total Gross Expenditure: £580,241

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: 27 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 27 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £635,179
Total Gross Expenditure: £444,858

04 Official extract

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: 23 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,051,401
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,012,229
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: 20

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: 29 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £958,963
Total Gross Expenditure: £907,738
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: 10

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: 29 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £806,777
Total Gross Expenditure: £711,575
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: 15

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: 30 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £682,203
Total Gross Expenditure: £580,241
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 10

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: 27 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £635,179
Total Gross Expenditure: £444,858
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £96,347
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 20

05 Official extract

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: 23 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 239218
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 787137
Income Investments: 25046
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1051401
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,012,229
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1012229
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 1225
Expenditure Support Costs: 12868
Expenditure Depreciation: 10610
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £50,000
Assets Total Fixed: 1199721
Assets Own Use: 1199721
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £160,040
Assets Total Liabilities: £266,480
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,093,281
Creditors One Year Total Current: 266480
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £160,040
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1093281
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 1093281
Count Employees: 59
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: 29 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 219500
Income Other Trading Activities: 6700
Income Charitable Activities: 732763
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 958963
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £907,738
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 907738
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 1225
Expenditure Support Costs: 128123
Expenditure Depreciation: 12372
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £50,000
Assets Total Fixed: 1199240
Assets Own Use: 1199240
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £67,324
Assets Total Liabilities: £212,455
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,054,109
Creditors One Year Total Current: 212455
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £67,324
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1054109
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 1054109
Count Employees: 54
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: 29 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 231890
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 563672
Income Investments: 11200
Income Other: 15
Income Total Income And Endowments: 806777
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £711,575
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 711575
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 1225
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 7000
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £50,000
Assets Total Fixed: 1196184
Assets Own Use: 1196184
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £87,395
Assets Total Liabilities: £280,695
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,002,884
Creditors One Year Total Current: 280695
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £87,395
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1002884
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 1002884
Count Employees: 50
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: 30 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 227180
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 414139
Income Investments: 11
Income Other: 40873
Income Total Income And Endowments: 682203
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £16,772
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £563,469
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 580241
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 1864
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £50,000
Assets Total Fixed: 1128571
Assets Own Use: 1128571
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £144,230
Assets Total Liabilities: £365,119
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £907,682
Creditors One Year Total Current: 365119
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £144,230
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 907682
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 907682
Count Employees: 48
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: 27 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 101611
Income Other Trading Activities: 15749
Income Charitable Activities: 421355
Income Investments: 117
Income Other: 96347
Income Total Income And Endowments: 635179
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £444,858
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 444858
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 1540
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 2223
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £20,000
Assets Total Fixed: 935381
Assets Own Use: 935381
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £298,433
Assets Total Liabilities: £428,094
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £805,720
Creditors One Year Total Current: 428094
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £298,433
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 805720
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 805720
Count Employees: 47
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

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

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

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

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

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

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

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: FOUNTAINS OF KNOWLEDGE
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2003-03-20T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: DECLARATION OF TRUST EXECUTED 2 JANUARY 2003
Charitable Objects: TO PROMOTE THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE ISLAMIC FAITH AS PORTRAYED IN THE AUTHENTIC SOURCES OF ISLAM
Area Of Benefit: NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

10 Official extract

Charity Other Regulators

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

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Complaints handling

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

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff