Kanz Ul Huda
Charity 1132783
Overview
Summary
Kanz Ul Huda appears to operate as a faith-rooted community organisation whose religious activity is closely linked to youth development. Its model combines Islamic gatherings and education with sports-based engagement, using facilities and people to create spaces for spiritual participation and social development. The available evidence suggests it may offer a bridge between religious life and youth inclusion, rather than treating these as separate functions. Its broader community role, partnerships and reach remain unclear.
Operational geography
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Alum Rock
Confidence: high
Kanz ul Huda’s official website identifies its current Jami’ Masjid as a venue for events, seminars, lectures and classes. Birmingham City Council’s January 2026 planning record names Kanz Ul Huda as applicant for a site in Alum Rock ward.
- Kanz ul Huda official website — History
The organisation describes the current Jami’ Masjid as the foundation of its work and says it has hosted public events, seminars, lectures and classes while the new mosque project progresses. - Birmingham City Council planning application 2025/06556/PA
The application, registered on 29 January 2026, names Kanz Ul Huda as applicant for a site; the council records the site in Alum Rock ward.
Small Heath
Confidence: medium
A recently indexed Kanz ul Huda publication describes a weekly Nizaami Ihya gathering at Qamar ul Islam Masjid. Birmingham City Council identifies that mosque site as being in Small Heath ward. The publication provides direct operational evidence, but its underlying programme timetable is not independently confirmed as continuing at the time of assessment.
- Kanz ul Huda official publication — How to raise your children booklet
The publication lists a weekly local Nizaami Ihya gathering at Qamar ul Islam Masjid. - Birmingham City Council planning application 2014/03385/PA
The council identifies Qamar-Ul-Islam Mosque as a Small Heath ward site.
Remaining uncertainties
- The Charity Commission’s current record states that the charity operates in Birmingham City, supporting a citywide overall footprint, but it does not identify the locations, frequency or scale of activity across the city.
- Kanz ul Huda’s publication also names weekly gatherings connected with Aston/Erdington, Ward End/Hodge Hill, Sparkbrook and Stechford. These indicate a wider multi-location network, often using other mosques, but the available evidence does not reliably confirm that each timetable remains current or establish formal partnership arrangements with those venues.
- The organisation’s website describes international ambitions and presence, but this assessment treats the Charity Commission’s registered charity record and evidenced Birmingham delivery sites as the more reliable basis for the Birmingham coverage conclusion.
- The current Jami’ Masjid is clearly an active operational base, but the Charity Commission record says the charity does not own or lease land or property; this may reflect the reporting classification rather than the absence of use of the premises.
Additional evidence needed
- A current programme calendar or event listings confirming which weekly local gatherings are still running, their venues and their operating frequency.
- Confirmation from the named host mosques of any continuing arrangement with Kanz ul Huda.
- The latest trustees’ annual report or an operational/impact report setting out where Birmingham services, youth activities and religious events were delivered during the most recent reporting year.
Areas of work
- Education/training
- Religious Activities
Who they help
- Children/young People
- The General Public/mankind
How they help
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Human Resources
Discoveries involving this organisation
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Observations
Faith activity appears to be the platform for youth development
The organisation appears to use an Islamic community setting as a foundation for helping young people develop skills, confidence and responsible participation in society. Sports may be a practical route into that wider developmental purpose.
Why it matters
This suggests Kanz Ul Huda’s role may extend beyond worship provision: it may create an accessible pathway through which young people can build belonging and capability.
Show evidence
“The charity’s objects include acting as a resource for young people through advice, assistance and physical, educational and other activities.”
Source:Charity Commission“Arranging sports activity amongst the youth.”
Source:Organisation
The organisation may provide a shared community anchor
By holding events for spiritual uplifting and providing buildings, facilities or open space, Kanz Ul Huda appears positioned to convene people as well as deliver individual activities.
Why it matters
Convening capacity can make an organisation important to local civic life: it may create repeated opportunities for relationships, informal support and community participation to form.
Show evidence
“Holding Islamic events for the spiritual uplifting of the community.”
Source:Organisation“The charity helps by providing buildings, facilities or open space.”
Source:Charity Commission
Its public-benefit remit is broader than its named activities
The organisation’s formal objects allow for religious education, public festivals, literature and other charitable purposes, while the reported activities mention events and youth sports. This may indicate capacity or ambitions not yet visible in the available activity description.
Why it matters
The difference between formal remit and reported activity is worth tracking: it could reveal emerging services, unused capability, or a relatively focused current operating model.
Show evidence
“The charity’s objects include prayer meetings, lectures, public celebration of religious festivals and producing or distributing literature on Islam.”
Source:Charity Commission“Holding Islamic events for the spiritual uplifting of the community.”
Source:Organisation
- Whether activities primarily serve a particular local Muslim community or a wider public.
- The scale, frequency and outcomes of its youth and religious activities.
- Whether it works with schools, sports groups, mosques or other community organisations.
Remaining uncertainties
- Recent activity reports showing attendance, participant groups and programme frequency.
- Information on facilities, local partnerships, volunteers and referral relationships.
- Feedback or outcomes evidence from young people and community members.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
holding Islamic events for the spiritual uplifting of the community arranging sports activity amongst the youth
Charity objects
(I) TO ADVANCE THE ISLAMIC RELIGION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE HOLDING OF PRAYER MEETINGS, LECTURES, PUBLIC CELEBRATION OF RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS PRODUCING AND/OR DISTRIBUTING LITERATURE ON ISLAM TO ENLIGHTEN OTHERS ABOUT THE ISLAMIC RELIGION. (II) TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS. (III) TO PROMOTE ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE IN FURTHERANCE OF THE OBJECTS AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME FO TIME DETERMINE.