# COMMUNITY FUNERAL RELIEF

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1190713
- **Other names:** COF
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Aug. 4, 2020
- **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=1190713


## Contact

- **Address:** 42 Gardner Close, London
- **Postcode:** E11 2HN
- **Phone:** 07947480608
- **Email:** admin@cofrelief.org
- **Website:** www.cofrelief.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY (ÔTHE OBJECTSÖ) ARE THROUGHOUT THE UNITED KINGDOM AND MORE PARTICULARLY IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF BARKING AND DAGENHAM:(A) TO ADVANCE THE FAITH AND RELIGIOUS PRACTICES OF ISLAM BY PROVIDING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GUIDANCE OF THE NOBLE QURÆAN AND THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD, MAY ALLAH BLESS HIM AND GRANT HIM PEACE, FUNERAL SERVICES FOR MUSLIMS WHO ARE MEMBERS OF THE EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM BY ASSISTING THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS WHO HAVE BEEN BEREAVED IN:(I) COMPLYING WITH ALL LEGAL FORMALITIES WHICH APPLY WHEN SOMEONE DIES;(II) PREPARING THE BODY OF A MEMBER OF THE FAMILY WHO HAS DIED FOR BURIAL;(III) CARRYING OUT THE FUNERAL OF THE DECEASED; AND(B) TO RELIEVE THOSE IN NEED BY ASSISTING IN:(I) CONTRIBUTING TOWARDS THE COSTS INVOLVED IN PROVIDING THESE SERVICES; AND(II) PROVIDING THESE SERVICES FOR ANY MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WHO HAVE NO KNOWN SURVIVING RELATIVES.

**Activities:** Community Funeral Relief provides funeral services to Muslim members of the East African Community living in the United Kingdom-including advice about what to do when someone dies and arranging their funeral. COF assists its community members to help each other in dealing with the death of a loved one and covering the costs of their funeral. For more information please visit www.cofrelief.co.uk




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Provides Services
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Disability, Religious Activities, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2025 | £79208 | £48486 | — | — |
| June 30, 2024 | £26482 | £10878 | — | — |
| June 30, 2023 | £31600 | £17152 | — | — |
| June 30, 2022 | £27072 | £8249 | — | — |
| June 30, 2021 | £30804 | £18276 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **MBARAK HUSSEIN MBARAK** (Chair) — appointed June 1, 2020
- ABUBAKAR HAMAD — appointed June 1, 2020
- AISHA OMAR — appointed June 1, 2020
- ALI MKUBWA SAID — appointed June 1, 2020
- Bimu Hassan Abdallah — appointed Aug. 22, 2021
- FAHMI MASOUD SAID — appointed June 1, 2020
- FARIDA MOHAMMED ALLY — appointed June 1, 2020
- MALIK MAHMUD OMAR — appointed June 1, 2020
- SALIM AMAR SAAD — appointed June 1, 2020
- SAMIRA MOHAMED YAHYA — appointed June 1, 2020