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Your support can go a long way. Help us empower Muslim communities across Britain.

Help Us Reach Our Fundraising Goals

Your regular charity donations will ensure we can deliver the critical work that helps respond to the challenges facing our communities.

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The MCB have been representing you since 1997, providing British Muslims with a strong representative voice. Campaigning on the issues that matter to you.

Your regular charity donations will ensure we can deliver the critical work that helps respond to the challenges facing our communities.

Put simply, without the kind people who support us, we simply wouldn’t exist. Without you, we can make a sustained difference to our shared future.

If you can help fund our work today with a regular gift or donation, please do.

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Account No: 35568460
Sort Code: 30 90 89

The Muslim Council of Britain
Charitable Foundation
Lloyds Bank
15 Blackheath Village,
Blackheath,
London
SE3 9LH

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To make credit/debit card donations, please call 0845 26 26 786

Frequently Asked Questions About Donations

Enshrined in the MCB’s constitution is recognition of the diversity of Islam and Muslims and the desire to come together on matters of common concern. It is a cross-sectarian body working for the common good without assuming any judgmental attitude toward the variety of expressions of Islamic belief and conduct except that which falls outside Islam. It is a broad-based, representative organisation of Muslims in Britain, accommodating and reflecting the variety of social and cultural backgrounds and outlooks of Muslim communities. Practically it does this through lively discussion at all decision making levels and through an obligation placed on the leadership to reflect the diversity of British Muslim communities and foster an atmosphere of dialogue and collaboration.
The MCB’s Constitution demands an organisation that will base its policies and decisions on consensus of its members and the largest practicable measure of common agreement. The final decision-making and ruling body of the MCB is its General Assembly that must meet at least once a year. The Assembly is comprised of delegates from MCB member organisations. The other organisational units within the MCB are the National Council, various specialist committees and task groups, and the office bearers. See more on MCB governance structure here.
No. The Muslim Council of Britain, alongside a number of civil society organisations, human rights groups and liberty advocates, have long highlighted a number of serious failings and lack of transparency with the Prevent policy and the need for an independent review. Most recently see herehere and here.
The MCB’s core administrative expenses are funded entirely by affiliation fees from members, as well as donations from individuals and grant-giving organisations. Donations are also received by the MCB Charitable Foundation (MCBCF), an independent entity registered with the Charity Commission. It’s aim it to build a capital fund through which activities of the MCB that are exclusively charitable can be supported. The MCB also runs projects to raise the capability of British Muslim communities and to widen good practice. All MCB projects self-fundraise through sponsorship, donations or grants, and MCB does not have a central ‘pot’ of money to fund internal or externally-led projects.
A small amount of Sadaqah can transform the phenomenal work that is being carried out within mosques and Muslim institutions across the UK. Find out more about donating your Sadaqah here.
Following the crises in the Balkans and the first Gulf War in the 1990s, there was a growing sense of apprehension amongst Muslims in Britain that Muslim communities lacked unity and coordination. In April 1994, approximately fifty community bodies and networks convened in Birmingham to form the NICMU – the National Interim Committee for Muslim Unity. This body was mandated to conduct a consultation exercise within the community to establish the need for an umbrella body and seek views on its priorities and structure. NICMU met at regular intervals and in various UK cities, including Markfield, Birmingham and Leicester. A working group was established to carry out a process of countrywide consultations, and a postal questionnaire was prepared and circulated to Muslim organisations, Mosques, Islamic centres and institutions. Translations were also done in community languages such as Urdu and Bengali to ensure a comprehensive reach. The findings of the consultations were presented to NICMU in July, 1995 and indicated that the majority of British Muslims were very concerned with the lack of unity, coordination and representation and supported the establishment of an umbrella body. NICMU then formed a sub-group to prepare a draft Constitution, which reported back its recommendations. The final meeting of NICMU took place on 25th May 1996 in Bradford, at which time the name “The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB)” was chosen for the new organisation. The inauguration of the Muslim Council of Britain was held at Brent Town Hall in London on 23rd November 1997.
The Muslim Council of Britain is the UK’s largest and most diverse national representative Muslim umbrella body with over 500 member organisations, including mosques, charities, schools and professional networks. The MCB is pledged to work for the common good of society as a whole; encouraging individual Muslims and Muslim organisations to play a full and participatory role in public life. It’s vision statement is “empowering Muslim communities to achieving a just, cohesive and successful British society.”
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