# SOUTH BEDFORD ISLAMIC CULTURAL CENTRE

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1147899
- **Other names:** BEDFORD SHAH JALAL JAME-E-MASJID AND ISLAMIC CENTRE
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** June 29, 2012
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1147899


## Contact

- **Address:** 5 Elstow Road, BEDFORD
- **Postcode:** MK42 9NU
- **Phone:** 01234350145
- **Email:** shohel786@hotmail.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 1) TO ADVANCE THE ISLAMIC RELIGION; 2) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE BY PROVIDING AN ISLAMIC SCHOOL IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY TO TEACH ARABIC; 3)THE RELIEF AND ASSISTANCE OF PEOPLE IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD WHO ARE THE VICTIMS OF WAR OR NATURAL DISASTER, TROUBLE, OR CATASTROPHE; AND 4) THE PROMOTION RACIAL HARMONY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY:(A) PROMOTING KNOWLEDGE AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN DIFFERENT RACIAL GROUPS;(B) ADVANCING EDUCATION AND RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT DIFFERENT RACIAL GROUPS TO PROMOTE GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN PERSONS OF DIFFERENT RACIAL GROUPS;AND(C) WORKING TOWARDS THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF RACE.

**Activities:** THE CULTUTAL CENTRE PROVIDES PRAYERS AND WORSHIPING FACILITIES. IT ORGANISES FESTIVALS. HOLDS CHILDREN'S QUR'AN CLASSES AFTER SCHOOL; TEACHING THE READING AND MEMORISING OF QUR'AN. ALSO TEACHES ENGLISH AND ARABIC.GARDENING CLASSES FOR CHILDREN WERE HELD LAST YEAR. NOW THE GARDEN HAS BEEN PAVED OVER. PROMOTES GOOD RACE AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS WITH OTHER ETHNIC COMMUNITIES IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE BEDFORD




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Overseas Aid/famine Relief, Religious Activities, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Bedford



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £75441 | £17787 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £68564 | £12092 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £76355 | £37633 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £85693 | £47748 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £63895 | £42604 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Mohammed Shohel Miah — appointed May 26, 2009
- SUROTH MIAH — appointed Jan. 1, 2023
- Shajib Ullah — appointed Jan. 1, 2023