# THE INDIAN MUSLIM WELFARE SOCIETY

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1067746
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Jan. 26, 1998
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1067746


## Contact

- **Address:** INDIAN MUSLIM WELFARE SOCIETY, AL-HIKMAH CENTRE, 28 TRACK ROAD, BATLEY
- **Postcode:** WF17 7AA
- **Phone:** 01924 500555
- **Email:** info@imws.org.uk
- **Website:** www.imws.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 1.THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED, BY REASON OF POVERTY, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, UNEMPLOYMENT STATUS, IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE STATUS OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE THROUGHOUT BATLEY AND SURROUNDING AREA BY PROVIDING; • TRAINING AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES TAILORED TO THE NEEDS OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, WITH THE AIM OF EQUIPPING INDIVIDUALS WITH THE SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS NECESSARY TO SECURE SUSTAINABLE EMPLOYMENT AND IMPROVE THEIR ECONOMIC PROSPECTS. • FACILITIES AND ACTIVITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL AND CULTURAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION, SUCH AS SPORTS ACTIVITIES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. • HEALTH BASED INITIATIVES WHICH ARE LED BY LOCAL HEALTH SERVICE AUTHORITIES TO IMPROVE COMMUNITY HEALTH2. THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD BY PROVIDING GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES, OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY. NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CHARITY FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH [SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005] AND [SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008THE ABOVE PURPOSES WILL BE FURTHERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES AND BELIEFS AS PREACHED AND PRACTISED BY THE INDIAN SUNNI (&quot;DEOBANDI SCHOOL OF THOUGHT&quot;) MUSLIMS.

**Activities:** Indian Muslim Welfare Society (IMWS) is based in Batley, West Yorkshire. IMWS ownes a 4 1/2 acre community enterprise centre called AL-HIKMAH CENTRE.  IMWS offers education/training opportunities, healthy living initiatives, sport/recreation/childcare/women and youth facilities. The centre is an ideal venue for conferences/weddings and other events and attracts over 200,000 centre users each year.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Overseas Aid/famine Relief, Religious Activities, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Amateur Sport, Economic/community Development/employment, Recreation, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Geography

- **Area of benefit:** LOCALLY (BATLEY &amp; DEWSBURY, WEST YORKSHIRE) AND NATIONALLY
- Burma
- India
- Indonesia
- Malawi
- Nepal
- Occupied Palestinian Territories
- Pakistan
- Somalia
- Syria
- The Gambia
- Zimbabwe
- Kirklees





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **MR AZIZ DAJI** | Chair |  |
| Hussein Dharma |  | July 25, 2021 |
| Ismail Ebrahim Patel |  | Feb. 29, 2020 |
| Ismail Imtiyaz Ahmed Patel |  | Feb. 25, 2023 |
| Ismail Suleman |  | Feb. 10, 2018 |
| MR AHMED LUNAT OBE |  |  |
| Masum Miyan Karolia |  | Feb. 29, 2020 |
| Mohamed Hanif Mulla |  | April 18, 2012 |
| Mohammed Amin Pandor |  | Feb. 27, 2022 |
| Mohammed Esmail Laher |  | Feb. 17, 2024 |
| Rafik Ahmad Abdulla Dabhad |  |  |
| Salim Yusuf Loonat |  | Feb. 17, 2024 |




