OSCR Scottish charity profile

Al-Farooq Education and Community Centre

Known as AFECC

ActiveCharity number SC047177
Registered14 February 2017
Main locationGlasgow City
Legal formUnincorporated association

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC047177
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
UK and overseas
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
6
Postcode
G42 8EJ

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

Al-Farooq Education and Community Centre (AFECC) in Glasgow serves a diverse community by providing inclusive support, education, and spiritual growth. It operates a food bank distributing over 14,000 parcels annually to combat food insecurity, partners with schools, and engages in global humanitarian aid like disaster relief and clean water projects. AFECC promotes environmental care through local clean-up initiatives and cycle racks. Its education programmes include Qur’anic classes, women’s Islamic diplomas, and early childhood support groups. Daily prayers, Ramadan events, and family gatherings nurture faith and community bonds. AFECC also fosters intercultural understanding via tours and exhibitions. Recent building refurbishments aim to expand its community services.

Charitable purposes

  • the prevention or relief of poverty
  • the advancement of education
  • the advancement of religion
  • the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended

Beneficiaries

  • People with a particular ethnic or racial origin
  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

AFECC will work in partnership with all relevant stakeholders in pursuance of its charitable aims as summarised below: 1. To promote and advance the religious education of Muslims according to the Ahle Hadees school of thought 2. The promotion and advancement of education through the provision of information. education. training. capacity building/leadership and mentoring programmes 3. The prevention/ relief of poverty and the advancement of health through the provision of a food bank. information/sign posting service and sporting initiatives 4. The provision of recreational facilities in the form of a community centre/hall which will be used to deliver a range of classes and activities for the benefit of the community. 5. Any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
28 February 2025£837,399£456,727628 November 2025
28 February 2024£667,335£363,187629 May 2025
28 February 2023£593,665£351,248610 April 2024
28 February 2022£359,072£185,380624 November 2022
28 February 2021£161,914£129,156610 February 2022

Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.

04 Contact record

Principal office or trustees address

Address supplied to OSCR
32-38 Dixon Avenue, Glasgow
Website supplied to OSCR
www.afecc.co.uk
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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