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Omar Faruque Mosque and Cultural Centre

Registered · see notesRegistered charity number 1117040CambridgeReligion
Income£74k2024-12-31
Spending£42ksame year
Spent / received55%4-year average
Size in its cause56th pctReligion
Registered2006Other
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Omar Faruque Mosque and Cultural Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in November 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, religious activities and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2024, Omar Faruque Mosque and Cultural Centre reported income of £74k and spending of £42k, leaving 44% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2024, income grew from £36k to £74k (+108%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 66%. Over the whole period it spent 55% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Omar Faruque Mosque and Cultural Centre sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St George Indian Orthodox Church Leicester (£74k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary Rawtenstall (£74k) and The Reading Schools Christian Work Trust (£74k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue.

Income and spending

£0£20k£39k£59k£79k2021 Income: £35,7302021 Spending: £25,78520212022 Income: £59,2312022 Spending: £29,89220222023 Income: £78,9152023 Spending: £38,89020232024 Income: £74,4552024 Spending: £41,6372024
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

The Charity has been providing and facilitating congregational prayers. Holding religious and cultural activities for the community. Children are taught Islamic studies on the weekends by a qualified teacher. The organisation takes part in community cohesion programmes with other organisations.

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