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Sadaka

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1171075
Status
Registered
Registered
Jan. 11, 2017
Legal form
CIO

Address

Address
47 Ash Road
Reading
RG30 4SG

Activities

Sadaka provides free weekly lunches and basic items on Saturdays for those struggling financially / homeless in Reading. Come and enjoy a hot meal, and a chat, at Fairview Community Centre, 90b Great Knollys Street, RG1 7HL. Sadaka signposts service users to relevant local services for further help. Further, we begin a training programme for service users who wish to improve their quality of life.

Objects: 1) The Prevention And Relief Of Poverty And Financial Hardship In Greater Reading By Providing: Food, Clothing And Basic Household Items To Individuals In Need And Supporting Other Organisations Working To Prevent Or Relieve Poverty In Greater Reading 2) The Promotion Of Equality And Diversity For The Public Benefit By Promoting Activities To Foster Understanding Between People From Diverse Backgrounds And In Particular, Different Religions. 3) The Promotion Of Religious Harmony For The Benefit Of The Public By: (a) Educating The Public In Different Religious Beliefs Including An Awareness Of Their Distinctive Features And Their Common Ground To Promote Good Relations Between Persons Of Different Faiths; (b) Promoting Knowledge And Mutual Understanding And Respect Of The Beliefs And Practices Of Different Religious Faiths.4) To Advance Islam In Greater Reading For The Benefit Of The Public, In Particular By Arranging Visits To Mosques By School Children To Enlighten Them About The Muslim Faith And By Such Other Means As The Trustees May Determine.

Classification

How
Other Charitable Activities
What
Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups

Areas of operation

Local Authority
Reading

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
Jan. 21, 2025 £20,944 £25,621
Jan. 21, 2024 £23,341 £23,377
Jan. 21, 2023 £31,762 £21,784
Jan. 21, 2022 £26,782 £38,523
Jan. 21, 2021 £63,372 £19,059

Trustees

Name Appointed
Youssef Alla (Chair) Dec. 3, 2020
Fatima Alla-Saouiki Nov. 28, 2019
Shazia Fazal Feb. 15, 2023
Thomas Williams Aug. 9, 2023
Zobia Kalim Aug. 9, 2020