# BAHJA INITIATIVE

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1169309
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Sept. 22, 2016
- **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=1169309


## Contact

- **Address:** Willow Mount W M Club, 72-74 Willows Lane, ACCRINGTON, Lancashire
- **Postcode:** BB5 0RT
- **Phone:** 07540 621542
- **Email:** info@bahja.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 1. THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN HYNDBURN, LANCASHIRE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THROUGH THE PROVISION OF ESSENTIAL FOOD ITEMS TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN NEED.2. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION THROUGH PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL COURSES WHICH PROMOTE, SUSTAIN AND INCREASE INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING ON TOPICS RELATED TO ISLAMIC THEOLOGY, JURISPRUDENCE AND SPIRITUALITY.3. TO ADVANCE THE ISLAMIC FAITH THROUGH THE HOLDING OF WEEKLY PRAYER MEETINGS WHERE PEOPLE GATHER TO SING ISLAMIC HYMNS IN PRAISE OF GOD AND THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD.4. THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF PENDLE, LANCASHIRE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR ARCHERY, HORSE-RIDING, SWIMMING, FOOTBALL AND WRESTLING.

**Activities:** 1. THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN HYNDBURN, LANCASHIRE 2. THE ADVANCEMENT OF ISLAMIC EDUCATION3. TO ADVANCE THE ISLAMIC FAITH THROUGH THE HOLDING OF WEEKLY PRAYER MEETINGS WHERE PEOPLE GATHER TO SING ISLAMIC HYMNS IN PRAISE OF GOD AND THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD4. PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR ARCHERY, HORSE-RIDING, SWIMMING, FOOTBALL AND WRESTLING




## Classification

- **How:** Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Religious Activities, Amateur Sport
- **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

- Lancashire





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **Matloob Khan Yaqub** | Chair | Jan. 1, 2023 |
| Abubakar Siddique Bashir |  | Sept. 29, 2016 |
| TARIQ MAHMOOD |  | Nov. 4, 2014 |




