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Islamic Shakhsiyah Foundation

Islamic Shakhsiyah Foundation is a registered charity (number 1155314) based in London, governed by 4 trustees and chaired by Farah Ahmed since 2005. Latest income £1.3m (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

Also known as ISF (Charity Commission)

  • 4 trustees
  • Income £1.3m (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, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Where
Slough, Haringey
Website
www.shakhsiyahschools.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2014

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£1.3m£1.5m
  • 2024£1.4m£1.4m
  • 2023£1.3m£1.2m
Earlier years
  • 2022£1.2m£1.2m
  • 2021£1.2m£914k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 29%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

(A) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF SHAKHSIYAH EDUCATION THROUGH:(I) THE PROVISION, SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE OF SCHOOLS ("SHAKHSIYAH SCHOOLS");(II) THE PROVISION OF BURSARIES, GRANTS OR OTHER FORMS OF ASSISTANCE TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND OR STUDY AT SHAKHSIYAH SCHOOLS WHO WOULD NOT OTHERWISE BE ABLE TO AFFORD TO DO SO;(B) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO ADVANCE THE TEACHINGS AND PRACTICES OF ISLAM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOUR SUNNI SCHOOLS OF THOUGHT;(C) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF SHAKHSIYAH EDUCATION;(D) THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE;(E) THE ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGIOUS HARMONY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY:(I) EDUCATING THE PUBLIC IN DIFFERENT RELIGIOUS BELIEFS INCLUDING AN AWARENESS OF THEIR DISTINCTIVE FEATURES AND THEIR COMMON GROUND TO PROMOTE GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN PERSONS OF DIFFERENT FAITHS;(II) PROMOTING KNOWLEDGE AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND RESPECT OF THE BELIEFS AND PRACTICES OF DIFFERENT RELIGIOUS FAITHS;(F)THE ADVANCEMENT OF SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE OBJECTS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

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

13y median 13y
average tenure
21y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

13.1y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (4)

0
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Education/training 4Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity 4Religious Activities 4

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.

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Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours

Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£1.3m latest income
ReservesiReserves12 x free reserves / annual expenditure, from the Part B annual return. The sector median is computed across all Part B filers in the same income band.

1.1 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months

55 from 40 in 2021
EmployeesiEmployeesHeadcount as filed in Part B annual returns, per financial year. Shown exactly as filed; year-on-year figures may be filed on different bases, so a comparison is only shown when the filings are plausibly comparable.
28 days
Latest accounts filed after the due dateiFiled after the due dateDate the accounts were received minus the reporting due date, latest filed cycle, Charity Commission register.

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1155314
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - Association Registered 14 Jan 2014
Contact on the register
02088028651 · mail@isfnet.org.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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