Bangladesh Islamic Centre
Charity 1125321
Overview
Summary
Bangladesh Islamic Centre appears to be an emerging, community-rooted religious charity seeking to formalise its capacity to raise funds and develop a broader support offer. Its stated role combines Islamic worship with education, advice and life-event services, suggesting that it may function not only as a place of prayer but as a cultural and practical anchor for people seeking Bangla-language, Arabic and Islamic learning. The available evidence describes intended provision more clearly than established delivery.
Operational geography
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Lozells
Confidence: medium
A Birmingham faith-community map identifies Bangladesh Islamic Centre and Jami Masjid in its Lozells ward coverage. The Charity Commission record states that the charity operates in Birmingham City and characterises its practical area of benefit as local. This supports a local operational presence, but the Charity Commission record is substantially overdue and states that the charity neither owns nor leases property, so it cannot be treated as conclusive proof of currently operated premises.
- Charity Commission Register of Charities, Bangladesh Islamic Centre (charity 1125321)
The registered charity reports that it operates in Birmingham City and describes its area of benefit as 'UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL'. Its objects include education, daily prayers, advisory, funeral and marriage-related services. - Birmingham Faith Community Map, Footsteps Project 4F
The map identifies Bangladesh Islamic Centre and Jami Masjid among places of worship in its Lozells ward coverage.
Remaining uncertainties
- There is no current organisational website, recent annual report or recent service information confirming which activities are presently delivered, their frequency, or whether they take place at a specific site.
- The Charity Commission record says the charity operates in Birmingham City, but also characterises its practical area of benefit as local. Given overdue reporting and no evidence of delivery elsewhere, this is interpreted as a neighbourhood-based organisation rather than evidence of citywide delivery.
- The Charity Commission records that the charity does not own or lease land or property. Therefore, its recorded contact location may be a contact, correspondence or shared-use location rather than an independently controlled operational site.
- No evidence was found of current delivery in other Birmingham wards, or of partnerships materially extending the organisation's operational reach.
- A separate charity, The Bangladesh Islamic Centre (charity 1187515), has a different contact address and should not be conflated with charity 1125321.
Additional evidence needed
- A current annual return, trustees' report or service timetable confirming active programmes and the venues at which they are delivered.
- Current confirmation from the organisation of whether worship, education, advice or other services are delivered at a service site, rather than solely through correspondence.
- Details of any current partner venues, referral arrangements or outreach activity outside Lozells.
Areas of work
- Education/training
- Religious Activities
Who they help
- The General Public/mankind
How they help
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Discoveries involving this organisation
The Atlas has not published any Discoveries involving this organisation yet.
Observations
Formal registration appears linked to building community capacity
The organisation’s reference to needing charity registration before collecting for its centre suggests that formal charitable status may be a practical step in securing resources for a developing physical or organisational base.
Why it matters
This indicates an organisation potentially in a formative phase, where fundraising and institutional legitimacy may be as central to its immediate strategy as service delivery. It also raises questions about whether the centre is already operating or is being expanded.
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“very near future we are going to take collection for our centre and without this charity registration number or without joining the charity organisation we can't do that.”
Source:Organisation
The centre may bridge faith practice, language and belonging
Its objects combine daily prayers and Islamic services with mother-tongue language, Arabic and Islamic studies. This may indicate a role in sustaining both religious practice and cultural or linguistic continuity, rather than offering religious instruction alone.
Why it matters
Understanding this combined role helps identify potential relationships with families, educators and community groups serving Bangladeshi heritage communities, as well as the centre’s possible importance across generations.
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“TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY PROVIDING MOTHER TONGUE LANGUAGES, ARABIC AND ISLAMIC STUDIES BY PROVIDING CLASSES IN THESE TOPICS AND BY ESTABLISHING A LIBRARY.”
Source:Charity Commission“THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ISLAMIC RELIGION... BY PROVIDING DAILY PRAYERS AN ADVISORY SERVICE, FUNERAL SERVICES AND ESTABLISHING MARRIAGE AND OTHER RELATED SERVICES.”
Source:Charity Commission
Its intended offer spans routine and crisis-related support
Alongside classes and prayers, the organisation intends to provide advice, funeral and marriage-related services. This suggests an aspiration to support people through everyday learning and worship as well as consequential personal transitions.
Why it matters
This breadth may make the centre a trusted referral point, but it also implies varied operational requirements and potential reliance on specialist knowledge, volunteers or partnerships that are not yet evidenced.
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“Provides Advocacy/advice/information.”
Source:Charity Commission“FUNERAL SERVICES AND ESTABLISHING MARRIAGE AND OTHER RELATED SERVICES.”
Source:Charity Commission
- Whether the centre, classes, library and advisory services are currently operating or remain planned.
- Which communities use or are intended to use the organisation, despite its broad classification as helping the general public.
- Whether funeral, marriage and advice services are delivered directly or through partner organisations.
Remaining uncertainties
- Current service timetable, attendance data and details of the centre’s premises.
- Information on trustees, volunteers, partnerships, referral arrangements and fundraising progress.
- Evidence of beneficiary needs, including languages used and the communities reached.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
very near future we are going to take collection for our centre and without this charity registration number or without joining the charity organisation we can't do that.
Charity objects
TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY PROVIDING MOTHER TONGUE LANGUAGES, ARABIC AND ISLAMIC STUDIES BY PROVIDING CLASSES IN THESE TOPICS AND BY ESTABLISHING A LIBRARY AND; THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ISLAMIC RELIGION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEACHINGS OF THE HOLY QURAN AND WARDS BY PROVIDING DAILY PRAYERS AN ADVISORY SERVICE, FUNERAL SERVICES AND ESTABLISHING MARRIAGE AND OTHER RELATED SERVICES THAT THE TRUSTEES DEEM FIT.