Statement from HJM Trust on the Article in the Sun Newspaper 16th Oct 2025
This statement is made for and on behalf of the Board of Trustees of Hounslow Jamia Masjid
and Islamic Centre (The Trust).
The Trust is aware of the Article published in the Sun on 16 October 2025 which makes
serious allegations regarding the management and use of the charitable funds.
The Trust fully understands the concern and distress, this article may have caused to the
congregation, donors and wider community. Trust is the foundation of all charitable work,
and this Trust takes it responsibilities with the utmost seriousness.
The Trust strongly refutes any suggestion of the intentional misuse or misappropriation of
funds by the Trustees. All financial decisions have been made with the intention of furthering
objectives of the Masjid and serving the community.
The Sun claims that the charity commission has opened a probe into a £1m misuse and
corruption of funds. However, in response to the concerns raised, the Charity Commission
has communicated to the Trust its opening of a regulatory compliance case to assess the
charity’s governance. The Charity Commission’s communication reads:
“We have opened a regulatory compliance case into Hounslow Jamia Masjid and Islamic
Centre to assess concerns regarding the charity’s governance. We have made no findings at
this time”

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Amended Comms 10th Nov 2025