Kuri Pak Charity Association
Charity 1207996
Overview
Summary
Kuri Pak Charity Association appears to operate primarily as an open-access mosque serving Birmingham’s wider Muslim public through worship, religious learning and pastoral support. Its model is distinctive less for targeted programmes than for maintaining a free, membership-free shared religious space: a setting that may combine routine worship with informal community connection and support. The available evidence suggests broad accessibility is central to its role, although its specific neighbourhood reach, partnerships and non-worship activities remain unclear.
Operational geography
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Sparkhill
Confidence: medium
The evidence supports the charity's mosque-based activity in the area described as Sparkhill, including the establishment and improvement of its mosque facility. However, the available evidence does not directly establish the ward assignment of that facility.
- Charity Commission register: contact information and charity overview
Kuri Pak Charity Association is recorded in Sparkhill, Birmingham. Its working name is Ibn Salah Sharazouri Masjid; it states that the mosque is open for congregational and individual worship and that it provides buildings/facilities and services. - Kuri Pak Charity Association trustees' annual report and accounts, year ended 31 December 2024
The report gives Sparkhill as the principal office location and says the charity had begun establishing itself as a community mosque and centre, with ongoing development, renovation and improvement of the mosque facility. - MosquePay profile for Ibn Salah Sharazouri Mosque
The profile identifies Ibn Salah Sharazouri Mosque and lists worship and education-related facilities.
Remaining uncertainties
- The Charity Commission records that the charity operates in Birmingham City and its objects refer to Birmingham, but this does not demonstrate delivery from additional sites or regular activity across the city.
- There is no identified evidence of delivery venues, outreach activity or material partnerships outside the Sparkhill mosque site.
- The available evidence supports a mosque-based local operational identity; it does not establish the geographic origin or catchment of worshippers and other users.
Additional evidence needed
- A current programme, timetable or official communications showing whether classes, pastoral support, festivals or other services are delivered at venues beyond the mosque facility.
- Details of any active delivery partnerships, including partner names, venues and the locations where joint activity takes place.
- A more recent annual report or impact report describing service attendance, outreach and the geographic reach of beneficiaries.
Areas of work
- General Charitable Purposes
- Religious Activities
Who they help
- The General Public/mankind
How they help
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Services
Discoveries involving this organisation
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Observations
An access-first religious institution
The association appears to define its service model around low barriers to participation: services are free, membership is not required, and the mosque is described as open to Muslims across age and gender.
Why it matters
This suggests the organisation may function as civic infrastructure as well as a place of worship, offering a dependable point of access for religious practice and potentially for informal social support.
Show evidence
“All our services are free. No membership is required.”
Source:Organisation“The mosque (masjid) is open to all Muslims (men, women, children, and young people without any discrimination).”
Source:Organisation
The building is likely the core delivery mechanism
The evidence suggests that maintaining an accessible physical mosque is central to how the charity achieves its aims, rather than being merely a venue for separately defined services.
Why it matters
Understanding the building as a core asset helps distinguish the organisation from charities delivering time-limited projects: its ongoing value may lie in providing a stable setting for worship, learning, guidance and pastoral care.
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“Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services.”
Source:Charity Commission“TO ADVANCE THE ISLAMIC FAITH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, MAINLY IN BIRMINGHAM, INCLUDING HOLDING PRAYER MEETINGS, LECTURES, CELEBRATING RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS, ORGANISING AND PROVIDING RELIGIOUS LEARNING, SPIRITUAL GUIDANCE, PASTORAL CARE AND PRODUCING OR DISTRIBUTING LITERATURE ABOUT THE ISLAMIC FAITH.”
Source:Charity Commission
A broad public remit with a primarily Muslim service focus
There is a productive tension between the charity’s stated beneficiary group of the general public and its practical invitation to Muslims. Non-Muslims appear welcome principally as respectful observers by appointment.
Why it matters
This helps clarify its public role: the association may contribute to wider understanding of Islam, but the available evidence indicates its direct, regular services are principally designed for Muslim participants.
Show evidence
“The General Public/mankind.”
Source:Charity Commission“Others are welcome to observe quietly and respectfully with a prior appointment.”
Source:Organisation
- Which Birmingham communities and neighbourhoods use the mosque most regularly.
- Whether pastoral care, learning and festivals involve structured programmes, volunteers or partner organisations.
- Whether the mosque provides support beyond religious activity, such as advice, welfare referral or community events.
Remaining uncertainties
- Information on attendance, local catchment area and the languages or communities served.
- Details of regular classes, pastoral support, events and collaborations with other organisations.
- Evidence of how women, young people and non-Muslim visitors participate in practice.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
The mosque (masjid) is open to all Muslims (men, women, children, and young people without any discrimination) to participate in the ritual Islamic worship whether in congregation or in private individual acts of worship. Others are welcome to observe quietly and respectfully with a prior appointment. All our services are free. No membership is required.
Charity objects
TO ADVANCE THE ISLAMIC FAITH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, MAINLY IN BIRMINGHAM, INCLUDING HOLDING PRAYER MEETINGS, LECTURES, CELEBRATING RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS, ORGANISING AND PROVIDING RELIGIOUS LEARNING, SPIRITUAL GUIDANCE, PASTORAL CARE AND PRODUCING OR DISTRIBUTING LITERATURE ABOUT THE ISLAMIC FAITH.