Overview
Muslim Charity Helping the Needy's network
6 people3 organisationsi5 listed on the board plus 1 company secretary. 3 organisations share a board member with this charity.The large node is Muslim Charity Helping the Needy. The map shows two steps out from the public record. Hover a node to focus its connections; click one to open it.The board
5 listed + 1 company secretaryiCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.| Name | Role | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakhtyar Haider Pirzada | Chair | ||
| ALI Qudar Raja | Trustee | 2011 | 15 yrs |
| Ghulam Fatima | Trustee | ||
| Mohammad Imdad Hussain Pirzada | Trustee | ||
| Mohammed Yousaf | Trustee | 2011 | 15 yrs |
| Maroof Pirzada | Company secretary (charitable company) | 2019 | 7 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Subsidiaries
1 companyiEach company here has this charity named as an owner on the Companies House register of people with significant control (PSC).A charity is matched to a PSC entry by registration number, or by exact name and postcode. An entry that matches only by name (postcode differs) is marked likely. Names shared by several charities are never linked. Current directors are from Companies House.Teammc Ltd 14715096 Subsidiary Active iOfficial. The PSC entry gives Companies House number 03867865, this charity's own company number, and its name matches the charity's name exactly.
Source: Companies House register of people with significant control.The PSC entry names Muslim Charity: Helping The Needy as a corporate owner of this company, notified 8 March 2023. Matching is exact on names, numbers and postcodes; nothing is matched loosely.
Source: Companies House register of people with significant control.The PSC entry names Muslim Charity: Helping The Needy as a corporate owner of this company, notified 8 March 2023. Matching is exact on names, numbers and postcodes; nothing is matched loosely.
Control: 75-100% of shares and votes, appoints directors (notified 8 March 2023)
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Source: Companies House register of people with significant control. Control levels are as filed by the company.
Board
The board
5 listed + 1 company secretaryiCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.| Name | Role | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakhtyar Haider Pirzada | Chair | ||
| ALI Qudar Raja | Trustee | 2011 | 15 yrs |
| Ghulam Fatima | Trustee | ||
| Mohammad Imdad Hussain Pirzada | Trustee | ||
| Mohammed Yousaf | Trustee | 2011 | 15 yrs |
| Maroof Pirzada | Company secretary (charitable company) | 2019 | 7 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Subsidiaries
1 companyiEach company here has this charity named as an owner on the Companies House register of people with significant control (PSC).A charity is matched to a PSC entry by registration number, or by exact name and postcode. An entry that matches only by name (postcode differs) is marked likely. Names shared by several charities are never linked. Current directors are from Companies House.Teammc Ltd 14715096 Subsidiary Active iOfficial. The PSC entry gives Companies House number 03867865, this charity's own company number, and its name matches the charity's name exactly.
Source: Companies House register of people with significant control.The PSC entry names Muslim Charity: Helping The Needy as a corporate owner of this company, notified 8 March 2023. Matching is exact on names, numbers and postcodes; nothing is matched loosely.
Source: Companies House register of people with significant control.The PSC entry names Muslim Charity: Helping The Needy as a corporate owner of this company, notified 8 March 2023. Matching is exact on names, numbers and postcodes; nothing is matched loosely.
Control: 75-100% of shares and votes, appoints directors (notified 8 March 2023)
Current directors
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Source: Companies House register of people with significant control. Control levels are as filed by the company.
Board DNA
iCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.Average tenure
15y
median 15y
Longest tenure
15y
since 2011
Years in governance
21y
per person, across all their boards
Also company directors
5
also sit on company boards
Joined in the last 3 years
0
of 2 on the board
5 trustees on the board
- Bakhtyar Haider Pirzada Chair
- ALI Qudar Raja since 2011
- Ghulam Fatima
- Mohammad Imdad Hussain Pirzada
- Mohammed Yousaf since 2011
Trustees past 6 years
- ALI Qudar Raja since 2011
- Mohammed Yousaf since 2011
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Bakhtyar Haider Pirzada Chair
- ALI Qudar Raja since 2011
- Mohammad Imdad Hussain Pirzada
- Mohammed Yousaf since 2011
Portfolio (1)
Sector coverageiThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Education/training 5General Charitable Purposes 5The Advancement of Health or Saving of Lives 5
Commercial experienceiThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Education 6Health and social care 5Business services 1
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Network
Network
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Finances
5 financial years held, 2021 to 2025, years ending 31 October.
Income and expenditure
5 years · years end 31 OctoberiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Scroll sideways for earlier years
| Financial year | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | |||||
| Total income | £5.65m | £7.54m | £7.16m | £7.09m | £8.14m |
| Total expenditure | £4.56m | £6.02m | £6.88m | £7.15m | £7.87m |
| Government income | |||||
| Government contracts | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Government grants | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Income by source | |||||
| Donations and legacies | £0 | £0 | £7.12m | £6.96m | £7.88m |
| Legaciespart of donations and legacies | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £7.88m |
| Charitable activities | £5.63m | £7.52m | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Other trading activities | £0 | £0 | £5.95k | £104.77k | £223.69k |
| Investments | £34 | £13 | £248 | £858 | £0 |
| Endowments | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Other income | £19.80k | £19.80k | £27.51k | £18.15k | £27.82k |
| Expenditure by type | |||||
| Charitable activities | £4.27m | £5.70m | £6.41m | £6.68m | £7.20m |
| Raising funds | £286.09k | £317.75k | £406.66k | £360.08k | £484.58k |
| Grants to institutionspart of charitable activities | £0 | £0 | £4.15m | £4.23m | £0 |
| Governance | £139.02k | £178.32k | £253.69k | £277.01k | £148.96k |
| Investment management | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Other expenditure | £0 | £0 | £59.92k | £109.89k | £186.59k |
Definitions
- Total income
- Everything the charity received in the year, from all sources, as shown on its annual return.
- Total expenditure
- Everything the charity spent in the year.
- Government contracts
- Income from contracts with central or local government or other public bodies, as the charity declared it. Not reported means the register shows no amount (N/A), which can mean none or that the question was not answered.
- Government grants
- Grants received from central or local government or other public bodies, as declared.
- Donations and legacies
- Gifts and donations, including Gift Aid, and money left to the charity in wills.
- Legacies
- Money left to the charity in wills. Legacies are part of donations and legacies, not extra to them.
- Charitable activities (income)
- Income earned by doing the charity's work, such as fees and contracts for services.
- Other trading activities
- Fundraising trading, such as charity shops, events and sponsorship.
- Investments
- Dividends, interest and rent from the charity's investments.
- Endowments
- New endowment funds received in the year.
- Charitable activities (expenditure)
- Spending on the charity's purposes, including any grants it makes.
- Raising funds
- The cost of fundraising and trading.
- Grants to institutions
- Grants paid to other organisations. Part of spending on charitable activities.
- Governance
- The cost of running the charity as an organisation, such as the audit and trustee meetings.
- Investment management
- The cost of managing the charity's investments.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Assets and liabilities
5 years with detailiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Scroll sideways for earlier years
| Financial year | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Own use assets | £7.26k | £8.44k | £30.16k | £15.79k | £24.11k |
| Long-term investments | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Other assets | £2.20m | £3.60m | £3.91m | £4.23m | £4.13m |
| Defined benefit pension schemea minus figure is a deficit | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total liabilities | £155.79k | £35.27k | £88.80k | £460.28k | £102.27k |
| Net assetsassets minus liabilities | £2.05m | £3.57m | £3.85m | £3.78m | £4.05m |
Definitions
- Own use assets
- Land, buildings, equipment and other fixed assets the charity uses for its work.
- Long-term investments
- Investments held for the long term, such as shares, bonds or property let to others.
- Other assets
- Current assets: cash, money owed to the charity and short-term investments.
- Defined benefit pension scheme
- The surplus (above zero) or deficit (below zero) on a final-salary type pension scheme.
- Total liabilities
- What the charity owes: creditors due within a year and after a year, and provisions. Drawn below zero in the chart and shown as a positive figure in the table, as the register does.
- Net assets
- Assets minus liabilities, including any pension surplus or deficit. Equal to total funds.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Funds and reserves
5 years with detailiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Scroll sideways for earlier years
| Financial year | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted funds | £458.46k | £1.55m | £1.88m | £1.67m | £1.96m |
| Restricted funds | £1.59m | £2.01m | £1.96m | £2.12m | £2.09m |
| Endowment funds | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total funds | £2.05m | £3.57m | £3.85m | £3.78m | £4.05m |
| Reservesas declared by the charity | £458.46k | £1.55m | £1.88m | £1.67m | £1.96m |
| Assets besides buildingsinvestments, cash and money owed to it, before debts | £2.20m | £3.60m | £3.91m | £4.23m | £4.13m |
Definitions
- Unrestricted funds
- Money the trustees can spend on any of the charity's purposes, including funds they have set aside (designated) themselves.
- Restricted funds
- Money that must be spent on particular purposes set by the donor or the terms of an appeal.
- Endowment funds
- Capital the charity must keep, either permanently or until the terms allow it to be spent.
- Total funds
- All funds together. Equal to net assets.
- Reserves
- The charity's own figure for unrestricted funds that are freely available, after setting aside fixed assets and designated funds. Charities explain their reserves policy in their annual report.
- Assets besides buildings
- Long-term investments plus other assets (cash, money owed to the charity and short-term investments), before its debts are paid. If declared reserves are larger than this, they must include buildings.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Accounts and annual returns
Register page (opens in a new tab)iPlain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Reporting up to date
Every annual return and set of accounts arrived on time for 5 years.
| Year ending | Due by | Annual return | Accounts | Status | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 October 2025 | 31 August 2026 | 21 August 2026 | 21 August 2026 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 31 October 2024 | 31 August 2025 | 12 August 2025 | 12 August 2025 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 31 October 2023 | 31 August 2024 | 22 August 2024 | 22 August 2024 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 31 October 2022 | 31 August 2023 | 29 August 2023 | 29 August 2023 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 31 October 2021 | 31 August 2022 | 30 August 2022 | 30 August 2022 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
Accounts filed at Companies House
Company 03867865 has made 26 accounts filings since 2001. Each links to the copy at Companies House where it has been published online.
| Made up to | Filed on | Type | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 October 2025 | 25 August 2026 | Group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)78 pages |
| 31 October 2024 | 24 July 2025 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)78 pages |
| 31 October 2023 | 5 August 2024 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)74 pages |
| 31 October 2022 | 4 September 2023 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)72 pages |
| 31 October 2021 | 1 August 2022 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)92 pages |
| 31 October 2020 | 5 August 2021 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)92 pages |
| 31 October 2019 | 5 November 2020 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)64 pages |
| 31 October 2018 | 20 August 2019 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)32 pages |
| 31 October 2017 | 6 August 2018 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)54 pages |
| 31 October 2016 | 11 September 2017 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)64 pages |
| 31 October 2015 | 4 August 2016 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)39 pages |
| 31 October 2014 | 5 August 2015 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)55 pages |
| 31 October 2013 | 4 September 2014 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)55 pages |
| 31 October 2012 | 5 August 2013 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)47 pages |
| 31 October 2011 | 3 August 2012 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)79 pages |
| 31 October 2010 | 5 September 2011 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)51 pages |
| 31 October 2009 | 14 September 2010 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)19 pages |
| 31 October 2008 | 26 August 2009 | Total exemption small accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)3 pages |
| 31 October 2007 | 29 August 2008 | Total exemption small accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)3 pages |
| 31 October 2006 | 6 September 2007 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)15 pages |
| 31 October 2005 | 21 September 2006 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)28 pages |
| 31 October 2004 | 24 October 2005 | Total exemption small accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)3 pages |
| 31 October 2003 | 12 August 2004 | Total exemption small accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)3 pages |
| 31 October 2002 | 29 August 2003 | Total exemption small accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)3 pages |
| 31 October 2001 | 28 August 2002 | Total exemption small accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)3 pages |
| 31 October 2000 | 28 August 2001 | Total exemption small accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)4 pages |
Definitions
- Annual return
- The yearly return a charity sends to the Charity Commission. It is due 10 months after the end of the financial year. Charities with income over £10,000, and every CIO, must send one.
- Accounts
- The accounts and trustees' annual report. Required from charities with income over £25,000 and from every CIO; otherwise shown as Not required.
- On time
- Received on or before the due date.
- Late
- Received after the due date. The number of days is counted from the due date.
- Overdue
- Not received, and the due date has passed. Counted to today, or to the date a removed charity left the register.
- Qualified accounts
- The auditor or examiner raised a reservation about the accounts.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (annual return history), Open Government Licence v3.0. The register keeps the latest five years; earlier years come from older copies we hold. Accounts documents link to the Charity Commission register and to Companies House (filing history, Open Government Licence v3.0). Days late and overdue are worked out from the dates, as of 30 October 2026.
About
Purposes and governing document
Register page (opens in a new tab)Charitable objectsiAs filed with the Charity Commission. Clause breaks added for reading; the wording and capitals are unchanged.
1.
What it does
Who it helps
How it helps
- Where it operates
- Countries: Bangladesh, India, Lebanon, Burma, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Yemen, Occupied Palestinian Territories, Cameroon, Chad, The Gambia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
- Area of benefit
- IN
ANY PART OF THE WORLD AND IN THE UNITED KINGDOM as filed - Governing document
- MEMORANDUM
AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 25/10/1999AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 29/11/1999AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 25/10/2010AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 05/11/2010 as amended on 15 Feb 2019 as amended on 30 Jul 2023 as filed - Register history
- 7 December 1999Registered
- 13 October 2020Received assets from Rochdale Da'Wah Centre Limited (1104240)
Policies the charity says it has
Governing documents at Companies House
- 22 August 2023Resolution
- 22 August 2023Memorandum and articles
- 24 January 2019Resolution
- 3 November 2010Memorandum and articles
- 3 November 2010Resolution
- 3 November 2010Statement of the company's objects
Read them in the filing history at Companies House (opens in a new tab)
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (governing document, classification, area of operation, register history and policies), and Companies House filing history, Open Government Licence v3.0.
About
- Website
- www.muslimcharity.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Muslim Charity : Helping the Needy
- Registered
- 1999