BARKING COMMUNITY FORUM — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received Late
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 13 October 2020
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 May 2024 – 30 April 2025
Latest income: £109,027
Latest expenditure: £25,019
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: 13 Hepworth Gardens, BARKING, Essex, IG11 9BA

02 Activities

What the charity does

To advance the religion of Islam for the benefit of the public through the holding of prayer meetings, lectures, community outreach work, religious education, and public celebration of religious festivals.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 28 February 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 11 March 2026
Date Accounts Received: 11 March 2026
Total Gross Income: £109,027
Total Gross Expenditure: £25,019

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 28 February 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 29 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 29 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £162,093
Total Gross Expenditure: £48,461

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 August 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 22 April 2024
Date Accounts Received: 22 April 2024
Total Gross Income: £132,706
Total Gross Expenditure: £25,201

Fin Period Start Date: 13 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 August 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 20 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 20 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £190,356
Total Gross Expenditure: £18,118

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 May 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2025
Ar Due Date: 28 February 2026
Ar Received Date: 11 March 2026
Total Gross Income: £109,027
Total Gross Expenditure: £25,019
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: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2024
Ar Due Date: 28 February 2025
Ar Received Date: 29 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £162,093
Total Gross Expenditure: £48,461
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: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2023
Ar Received Date: 22 April 2024
Total Gross Income: £132,706
Total Gross Expenditure: £25,201
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: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 13 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2022
Ar Received Date: 20 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £190,356
Total Gross Expenditure: £18,118
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: 30

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Barking And Dagenham
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

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

Classification Code: 115
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity

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

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: BARKING COMMUNITY FORUM
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2020-10-13T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 13 Oct 2020
Charitable Objects: TO ADVANCE THE RELIGION OF ISLAM FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE HOLDING OF PRAYER MEETINGS, LECTURES, COMMUNITY OUTREACH WORK, RELIGIOUS EDUCATION, AND PUBLIC CELEBRATION OF RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS.

09 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 712150
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: Upney Community Centre

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures