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Forest Gate Central Masjid is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, education/training, religious activities.
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At a glance · official register
What are the key facts about Forest Gate Central Masjid?
Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31
£518,011
Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31
£296,465
Registered charity number
293676
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Other
Register contact address detail (not service area)
London
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes
Quick answer
Forest Gate Central Masjid (number 293676) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does Forest Gate Central Masjid do?
Religious foundation and school
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Forest Gate Central Masjid
Answers Forest Gate Central Masjid gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Forest Gate Central Masjid's highest-paid staff paid?
Forest Gate Central Masjid's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Where does Forest Gate Central Masjid's money come from?
Forest Gate Central Masjid reported £518k total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were donations and legacies £510k (99%), other income £7,662 (1%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £510k.
Donations and legacies£510k · 99%
Other income£7,662 · 1%
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register records Forest Gate Central Masjid as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid
Forest Gate Central Masjid's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
What causes is Forest Gate Central Masjid registered for?
General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingReligious Activities
Why is there no Clarity Score for Forest Gate Central Masjid yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Forest Gate Central Masjid.
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Is Forest Gate Central Masjid a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Forest Gate Central Masjid as a registered charity (number 293676) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Forest Gate Central Masjid's charity number?
Forest Gate Central Masjid's charity number is 293676. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 293676?
Search 293676 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does Forest Gate Central Masjid do?
Religious foundation and school
Does Forest Gate Central Masjid have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Forest Gate Central Masjid. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Forest Gate Central Masjid?
Forest Gate Central Masjid does not list a website in its register entry. Its official Charity Commission entry lists its contact details — CharityCompare never processes donations.
How much is Forest Gate Central Masjid's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Forest Gate Central Masjid's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does Forest Gate Central Masjid's money come from?
Forest Gate Central Masjid reported £518k total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were donations and legacies £510k (99%), other income £7,662 (1%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £510k.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Forest Gate Central Masjid?
The register records Forest Gate Central Masjid as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Forest Gate Central Masjid's trustees paid?
Forest Gate Central Masjid's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was Forest Gate Central Masjid previously called?
The register lists these previous names for Forest Gate Central Masjid: The Bangla Desh Shomity; The Bangladesh Shomity; The Bangladesh Muslim Shomity.
When was Forest Gate Central Masjid registered as a charity?
Forest Gate Central Masjid was entered on the register on 3 March 1986. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 04846554).