Pen Academy

Registered charity 1141503 Registered since 2011

Operates: Essex

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

1y median 1y

average tenure

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

5.5y

average years in governance

2 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Arts/culture/heritage/science 2Education/training 2Religious Activities 2

Commercial experience

Education 1

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Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves

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Contact

Website	www.qalamacademy.co.uk
Email	info@qalamacademy.co.uk
Phone	07912020383
Address	THE PEN ACADEMY, 66 Barrack Street, COLCHESTER, CO1 2LS

Finances

£52,458 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£43,870	£44,920
2022	£48,442	£52,284
2023	£52,671	£58,277
2024	£52,458	£54,572
2025

What it does

What

Education/trainingReligious ActivitiesArts/culture/heritage/science

Who

Children/young PeoplePeople Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial OriginThe General Public/mankind

How

Provides Services

Charitable objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR IN THE SUBJECT OF THE ISLAMIC FAITH AND ITS TRADITIONS WITH A VIEW TO PROMOTING GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF ISLAM.

Governing document: TRUST DEED DATED 08 APR 2011AS AMENDED ON 23 NOV 2016 as amended on 27 Aug 2025

Trustees (2)

2trustees

43median age

0aged 70+

Bashir Goniage 43 Chair
Syeda Zahera Khanum since 2025

Linked company (Companies House)

PEN Academy Limited · 10183637 · Active

Private Limited Company · incorporated 17/05/2016

1 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

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