Registered charity · Preston
Preston Muslim Forum Limited
Preston Muslim Forum Limited is a registered charity (number 1064609) based in Preston, governed by 4 trustees and chaired by Ismail Suleman Rawat. Latest income £330k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
Also known as PMF, Preston Muslim Forum (Charity Commission)
Primarily but not exclusively for the benefit of Muslims or those of Muslim decent ('beneficiaries') in Preston and the surrounding area ('area of benefit') by:(a) Relieving the poverty, hardship and distress arising therefrom of such beneficiaries...
- 4 trustees
- Income £330k (2025)
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Arts/culture/heritage/science and 3 more
- Where
- Lancashire
- Website
- www.pmforum.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Preston Muslim Forum Limited
- Registered
- 1997
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£330k£200k
- 2024£107k£137k
- 2023£91k£111k
Earlier years
- 2022£91k£111k
- 2021£256k£106k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 7% · Government grants 7%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
Primarily but not exclusively for the benefit of Muslims or those of Muslim decent ('beneficiaries') in Preston and the surrounding area ('area of benefit') by:(a) Relieving the poverty, hardship and distress arising therefrom of such beneficiaries through the provision of information, advice and guidance to improve both the social and economic circumstances, mental and physical health and well-being, by whatever charitable means the Trustees think fit;(b) Advancing the education of such beneficiaries through the provision of training sessions, vocational and non-vocational classes, employment advice and other assistance in gaining employment;(c) Providing facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure time occupation for those who have need by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disablement, financial circumstances or social and/or economic circumstances or for the public at large in the interests of social welfare and with the object of improving the conditions of life of such persons.’
Grants received
16 grants · £1,226,498 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £1,086,560 (10 grants)
- Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales · £75,000
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £32,658
- Coop Foundation · £20,980 (2 grants)
- Cumbria Community Foundation · £8,300
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
4 trustees on the board
- Ismail Suleman Rawat Chair
- Martin Horton since 2023
- Sarfraz Ismail since 2021
- Yasmin Ahmed since 2023
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- Martin Horton since 2023
- Sarfraz Ismail since 2021
- Yasmin Ahmed since 2023
Portfolio (1)
- Ismail Suleman Rawat Chair
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1064609
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 10 MAY 1995 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 18 AUGUST 1996 as amended on 27 Feb 2024
- Companies House
- Company number 03054937 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01772 889431 · office@pmforum.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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