Registered charity · Nelson
Fountains of Knowledge
Fountains of Knowledge is a registered charity (number 1096607) based in Nelson, governed by 5 trustees and chaired by Imran Ashraf since 2003. Latest income £1.1m (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 5 trustees
- Income £1.1m (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Religious Activities, Amateur Sport
- Where
- Lancashire
- Website
- www.fountainsofknowledge.com (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2003
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£1.1m£1.0m
- 2024£959k£908k
- 2023£807k£712k
Earlier years
- 2022£682k£580k
- 2021£635k£445k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2021: Government grants 15%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO PROMOTE THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE ISLAMIC FAITH AS PORTRAYED IN THE AUTHENTIC SOURCES OF ISLAM
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.
5 trustees on the board
- Imran Ashraf Chair since 2003
- Abdul Razzaq since 2003
- Isfahan Rashid since 2022
- Mohammed Sarfraz Ghani since 2003
- Naman Yasin since 2023
Trustees past 6 years
- Imran Ashraf Chair since 2003
- Abdul Razzaq since 2003
- Mohammed Sarfraz Ghani since 2003
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Imran Ashraf Chair since 2003
- Abdul Razzaq since 2003
- Isfahan Rashid since 2022
- Mohammed Sarfraz Ghani since 2003
- Naman Yasin since 2023
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.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
0.6 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1096607
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- DECLARATION OF TRUST EXECUTED 2 JANUARY 2003
- Contact on the register
- 01282618899 · mail@fountainsofknowledge.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th 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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