Registered charity · Wakefield
Jamia Masjid Swafia
Jamia Masjid Swafia is a registered charity (number 1167300) based in Wakefield, governed by 8 trustees and chaired by Imran Mehmood since 2013. Latest income £607k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as Swafia Mosque (Charity Commission)
- 8 trustees
- Income £607k (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, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Overseas Aid/famine Relief, Religious Activities
- Where
- City Of Wakefield, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Pakistan and more
- Website
- www.swafia.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Jamia Masjid Swafia
- Registered
- 2016
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£607k£272k
- 2024£672k£202k
- 2023£547k£218k
Earlier years
- 2022£241k£146k
- 2021£349k£202k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2021: Government grants 16%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (OBJECTS) ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING: 1) TO ADVANCE THE ISLAMIC RELIGION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SUNNI HANAFI BRELVI TRADITION, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:A) MAINTAINING A MOSQUE TO HOLD PRAYERS, TO HOST LECTURES AND VISITS AND TO CELEBRATE FESTIVALS; ANDB) PROVIDING ISLAMIC FUNERAL AND OTHER SERVICES REQUIRED BY THE COMMUNITY.2) TO ADVANCE ISLAMIC EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN AND OTHERS. 3) TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND NEED BY PROVIDING FUNDS FOR THOSE IN NEED IN THE UK OR ABROAD4) TO PROMOTE RELIGIOUS HARMONY BY ENGAGING WITH THE NON-MUSLIM COMMUNITY, PROMOTING UNDERSTANDING OF ISLAM AND PROMOTING GOOD COMMUNITY RELATIONS AND COHESION BETWEEN MUSLIMS AND NON-MUSLIMS
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
- Imran Mehmood Chair since 2013
- Arshad Iqbal since 2013
- Amjid Shabbir since 2017
- Ghulam Abas Khan since 2019
- Kalim Aslam since 2023
- Muhammed Akhtar since 2019
- Sayeed Mahmood Hanif since 2013
- Shahir Mahmood since 2023
Trustees past 6 years
- Imran Mehmood Chair since 2013
- Arshad Iqbal since 2013
- Amjid Shabbir since 2017
- Ghulam Abas Khan since 2019
- Muhammed Akhtar since 2019
- Sayeed Mahmood Hanif since 2013
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (8)
- Imran Mehmood Chair since 2013
- Arshad Iqbal since 2013
- Amjid Shabbir since 2017
- Ghulam Abas Khan since 2019
- Kalim Aslam since 2023
- Muhammed Akhtar since 2019
- Sayeed Mahmood Hanif since 2013
- Shahir Mahmood 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
73.4 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months · was 0.0 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1167300
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 17 JUN 2013AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 19 APR 2016
- Companies House
- Company number 08606491 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 07786025082 · info@swafia.org.uk
- 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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