AL-MAHDI INSTITUTE — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 9 October 2020
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £1,369,148
Latest expenditure: £1,096,652
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: AL-MAHDI INSTITUTE, 60 WEOLEY PARK ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B29 6RB

Website recorded by the regulator: www.almahdi.edu (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The principle activity of the intitute is to promote Islamic studies/education and research of the Holy Quran and the Shia Ithna Asheri Jaffery Faith.

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: 31 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 31 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,369,148
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,096,652

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: 30 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 30 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £986,913
Total Gross Expenditure: £998,098

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: 30 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 30 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £0

Fin Period Start Date: 9 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 14 February 2023
Date Accounts Received: 21 March 2023
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £0

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: 31 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,369,148
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,096,652
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: Yes
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

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: 30 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £986,913
Total Gross Expenditure: £998,098
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: Yes
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

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: 30 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £0
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
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 9 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 14 February 2023
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £0
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: 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: 0

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: 31 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 809476
Income Other Trading Activities: 192365
Income Charitable Activities: 36241
Income Investments: 5353
Income Other: 325713
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1369148
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £55,587
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,041,065
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1096652
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 52162
Expenditure Governance: 42020
Expenditure Support Costs: 211067
Expenditure Depreciation: 95400
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £3,109,892
Assets Total Fixed: 2784317
Assets Own Use: 2784317
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £504,063
Assets Total Liabilities: £115,250
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £3,173,130
Creditors One Year Total Current: 113662
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 1588
Assets Cash: £420,044
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 3109892
Funds Restricted: 63238
Funds Total: 3173130
Count Employees: 16
Consolidated 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: 30 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 475319
Income Other Trading Activities: 189942
Income Charitable Activities: 45404
Income Investments: 6
Income Other: 276242
Income Total Income And Endowments: 986913
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £21,718
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £976,380
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 998098
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 1687
Expenditure Governance: 31484
Expenditure Support Costs: 177451
Expenditure Depreciation: 102867
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £42,904
Assets Total Fixed: 2832600
Assets Own Use: 2832600
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £172,869
Assets Total Liabilities: £104,835
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,900,634
Creditors One Year Total Current: 91081
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 13754
Assets Cash: £82,095
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 2875504
Funds Restricted: 25130
Funds Total: 2900634
Count Employees: 16
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

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

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

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

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

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

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

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: AL-MAHDI INSTITUTE
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2020-10-09T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 09 Oct 2020
Charitable Objects: TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN ISLAMIC STUDIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF THE IMAMI TRADITION PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:(I) THE PROVISION OF AN OUTSTANDING EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE THAT WILL FOSTER ACTIVE AND COLLABORATIVE LINKS WITH LEADING GLOBAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTES AND PROVIDE RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES AND RESOURCES FOR ISLAMIC STUDIES(II) UNDERTAKING RESEARCH AND PUBLISHING ANY USEFUL RESULTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Risk management

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

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures