IMAM ALI FOUNDATION — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 23 March 2017
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 July 2024 – 30 June 2025
Latest income: £836,257
Latest expenditure: £646,434
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: THE IMAM ALI FOUNDATION, 65 BRONDESBURY PARK, LONDON, NW6 7AX

Website recorded by the regulator: http://www.najaf.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The objects of the Charity are for the public benefit:A) the advancement of education and religion with particular emphasis on religious studies and IslamB) the relief of poverty, sickness and distress,C) the provision of facilities, for those who practice the Islamic faith in the interests of social welfare and with the aim of improving conditions of life of the beneficiaries

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 24 April 2026
Date Accounts Received: 24 April 2026
Total Gross Income: £836,257
Total Gross Expenditure: £646,434

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 22 May 2025
Date Accounts Received: 22 May 2025
Total Gross Income: £471,539
Total Gross Expenditure: £627,359

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 26 November 2024
Date Accounts Received: 26 November 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,161,896
Total Gross Expenditure: £614,515

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 28 April 2023
Date Accounts Received: 28 April 2023
Total Gross Income: £690,460
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,934,946

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 14 October 2022
Date Accounts Received: 14 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £570,346
Total Gross Expenditure: £486,623

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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 July 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2026
Ar Received Date: 24 April 2026
Total Gross Income: £836,257
Total Gross Expenditure: £646,434
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 5

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2025
Ar Received Date: 22 May 2025
Total Gross Income: £471,539
Total Gross Expenditure: £627,359
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 5

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2024
Ar Received Date: 26 November 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,161,896
Total Gross Expenditure: £614,515
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 4

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2023
Ar Received Date: 28 April 2023
Total Gross Income: £690,460
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,934,946
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
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: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2022
Ar Received Date: 14 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £570,346
Total Gross Expenditure: £486,623
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: £1
Income From Government Grants: £25,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 10

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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 July 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2026
Ar Received Date: 24 April 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 808996
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 19424
Income Other: 7837
Income Total Income And Endowments: 836257
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £646,434
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 646434
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 176200
Expenditure Governance: 10644
Expenditure Support Costs: 213161
Expenditure Depreciation: 15593
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £106,581
Assets Total Fixed: 3127044
Assets Own Use: 2552044
Assets Long Term Investment: 575000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £832,716
Assets Total Liabilities: £10,092
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £3,949,668
Creditors One Year Total Current: 10092
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £832,716
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 3674413
Funds Restricted: 275255
Funds Total: 3949668
Count Employees: 5
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2024
Ar Received Date: 26 November 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 1142500
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 19396
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1161896
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £396,945
Expenditure Other: 217570
Expenditure Total: 614515
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 132204
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 217480
Expenditure Depreciation: 16679
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £153,629
Assets Total Fixed: 3158377
Assets Own Use: 2583377
Assets Long Term Investment: 575000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £768,636
Assets Total Liabilities: £11,348
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £3,915,665
Creditors One Year Total Current: 11348
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £768,636
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 3773186
Funds Restricted: 142479
Funds Total: 3915665
Count Employees: 3
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2023
Ar Received Date: 28 April 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 671106
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 19354
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 690460
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,934,946
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1934946
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 1105430
Expenditure Governance: 4863
Expenditure Support Costs: 111008
Expenditure Depreciation: 1388
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £0
Assets Total Fixed: 2505146
Assets Own Use: 2505146
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £696,938
Assets Total Liabilities: £8,800
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £3,193,284
Creditors One Year Total Current: 8800
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £612,887
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 3193284
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 3193284
Count Employees: 3
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2022
Ar Received Date: 14 October 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 549392
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 20954
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 570346
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £486,623
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 486623
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 5666
Expenditure Support Costs: 127473
Expenditure Depreciation: 2685
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 298500
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £0
Assets Total Fixed: 2506534
Assets Own Use: 2506534
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £2,006,010
Assets Total Liabilities: £74,774
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £4,437,770
Creditors One Year Total Current: 74774
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,814,392
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 3444370
Funds Restricted: 993400
Funds Total: 4437770
Count Employees: 4
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

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

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

Classification Code: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

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

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

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

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

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

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

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

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: IMAM ALI FOUNDATION
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2017-03-23T00:00:00

Charity Name: IMAM ALI FOUNDATION
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2017-06-19T00:00:00
Assoc Organisation Number: 3938077
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1075650
Assoc Charity Name: IMAM ALI FOUNDATION

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 23 Mar 2017 as amended on 17 Dec 2018
Charitable Objects: 3.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:3.1.1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND RELIGION WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON RELIGIOUS STUDIES AND ISLAM, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CREEDS OF ITHNA ASHARI SHIA MUSLIM FAITH.3.1.2 THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS, IN PARTICULAR AMONGST PEOPLE WHO PRACTICE THE ISLAMIC FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CREEDS OF ITHNA ASHARI SHIA MUSLIM FAITH;3.1.3 THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES, FOR THE PUBLIC AND IN PARTICULAR FOR THOSE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO PRACTICE THE ISLAMIC FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CREEDS OF ITHNA ASHARI SHIA MUSLIM FAITH ("THE BENEFICIARIES") IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE BENEFICIARIES.

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests