Registered charity · Smethwick
Afghan Society in the West Midlands
Afghan Society in the West Midlands is a registered charity (number 1144725) based in Smethwick, governed by 8 trustees. Latest income £38k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 8 trustees
- Income £38k (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
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Where
- Birmingham City, Dudley, Sandwell
- Website
- WWW.masjidabubakr.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2011
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£38k£37k
- 2024£35k£33k
- 2023£47k£45k
Earlier years
- 2022£41k£36k
- 2021£43k£24k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2022: Government grants 6%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE CHARITY'S OBJECTIVES ARE:A) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AMONGST THE AFGHAN COMMUNITY IN THE WEST MIDLANDS AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY OF AFGHANI LANGUAGES, THE PROVISION OF ENGLISH CLASSES AND SUPPORTING SCHOOL CHILDREN WITH THEIR EDUCATION.B) TO RELIEVE POVERTY AMONGST THE AFGHAN COMMUNITY IN THE SAME AREA AND THROUGHOUT THE UK, IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF ADVISE AND INFORMATION ON ISSUES SUCH AS ACCOMMODATION AND EMPLOYMENT AND BY PROVIDING SUCH PERSONS WITH GOODS AND SERVICES WHICH THEY COULD NOT OTHERWISE AFFORD THROUGH LACK OF MEANS.C) TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR THE RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION OF PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON THEIR POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.
Grants received
1 grant · £9,350 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 · £9,350
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.
8 trustees on the board
- Abdulrahman Faqiri since 2011
- Ahmadzi Amir since 2011
- Bashir Paykan since 2011
- Khal Adam since 2011
- Muslehuddin Azizi since 2026
- Rahmanulah Touryakhail since 2017
- Saifurahman Ibrahimi since 2011
- Tahir Noor since 2026
Trustees past 6 years
- Abdulrahman Faqiri since 2011
- Ahmadzi Amir since 2011
- Bashir Paykan since 2011
- Khal Adam since 2011
- Rahmanulah Touryakhail since 2017
- Saifurahman Ibrahimi since 2011
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (8)
- Abdulrahman Faqiri since 2011
- Ahmadzi Amir since 2011
- Bashir Paykan since 2011
- Khal Adam since 2011
- Muslehuddin Azizi since 2026
- Rahmanulah Touryakhail since 2017
- Saifurahman Ibrahimi since 2011
- Tahir Noor since 2026
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- 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
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1144725
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 17/10/2010AS AMENDED ON 17/11/2011
- Contact on the register
- 07973573059 · INF.AFGHAN@GMAIL.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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