Al-manar Centre Trust

Religious, Educational and Charitable Activities.

In the charity's own words, from the register.

In Wales

• Cardiff

Area of benefit in its governing document: Cardiff

The places the charity told the Commission it works in.

In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £126,321 and spent £109,483.

Figures as the charity reported them to the Charity Commission. Staff and volunteer numbers are only asked of charities with income over £10,000. A year with no row was not reported.

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Income over time

Down 8%, from £137,072 in the year to 31 December 2021 to £126,321 in the year to 31 December 2025.

Spending against income

It spent 87% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent less than its income in each of the 5 years shown.

From the annual returns the charity filed with the Charity Commission. The largest funder comes from its accounts, read by AI.

Government grants in the year ending 31 December 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.

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No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.

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Senedd and Welsh Government records that name this charity, gathered by OpenSenedd. Newest first.

• 15 September 2025

  Named in a written question from Darren Millar

  Addressed to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip.

  Will the Cabinet Secretary confirm how much money the Al-Manar Centre Trust has received either directly from Welsh Government or from bodies funded by Welsh Government since 2021? The Welsh Government has not awarded any funding to the Al-Manar Centre Trust, either directly or via bodies funded by…

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3 trustees run the charity.

• Barak AlbayatyChair
• Dr Assem Youssef ElsabeenyAppointed 20 September 2024
• Dr NASIR GOURASHI

Trustees are responsible in law for the charity. Names are as they appear on the public register.

Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.

Charities with income over £10,000 send an annual return within 10 months of their year end, and those over £25,000 also send their accounts. Smaller charities only update their income and spending on the register. The dates are when the Commission received each document.

Charity number

1130211

Status

Registered

Registered with the Commission

18 June 2009

Governing document

TRUST DEED DATED 21 MAY 2009

Website

www.almanar.org.ukAs the charity gave it on the register.

Council area of its contact address

Cardiff

• Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
• Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.
• In the Senedd and Welsh Government: records gathered by OpenSenedd and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 5 November 2026.

• This charity on the Charity Commission register
• 360Giving open grants data
• This charity on OpenEconomy

• OpenSenedd: Senedd records that name this charity
• OpenCouncil: Cardiff Council's meetings and decisions
• OpenEconomy: Cardiff's economy in figures
• OpenSenedd: the Members of the Senedd for Caerdydd Ffynnon Taf
• OpenSenedd: the Members of the Senedd for Caerdydd Penarth