Beckenham Muslim Community Centre building
Serving Beckenham & Bromley

Welcome To Your Community, Welcome To Beckenham.

A place of prayer, learning and belonging for Muslims in Beckenham and the wider Bromley borough — help us to open in worship, education and service to all.

Jummah prayer at Beckenham Public Hall

Who We Are

About Us

The Beckenham Muslim Community Centre (BMCC), a project of the Bromley Muslim Association — registered Charity no. 1184996, was established in 2019 to support and serve the growing Muslim community in the Beckenham area.

Beckenham, located in the London Borough of Bromley, 10km south of central London, is home to a diverse group of Muslims, from different ethnic groups, age ranges and socio-economic backgrounds.

The BMCC started by renting a hall in the Beckenham Public Hall every Friday (except during COVID-19 lockdowns) to perform Jummah prayers, open to men and women. It has also organised iftar dinners and is establishing classes for children. Alhamdulillah it has been seeing increasing numbers attending from those living and working in the local community.

  • Weekly Jummah prayers at Beckenham Public Hall, open to men & women
  • Community iftar dinners
  • Children's classes currently being established
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Grade II Listed

Beckenham Public Hall

London Borough of Bromley

Our Vision

The Opportunity

BMCC has been searching for several years for the ideal location for a community centre. An amazing and unique opportunity has now arisen to purchase the historic Victorian Grade II listed Beckenham Public Hall from the London Borough of Bromley to establish it as a local community centre both for Muslims and as a way of connecting with the wider community.

The local Muslim community has been served by:

  • Penge Islamic Centre 2 mi
  • Lewisham Islamic Centre 3.5 mi
  • Al Emaan Centre, Keston 4.5 mi
  • South East London Community Centre 2 mi

All of which are at full capacity during peak times. The need for a local facility in Beckenham is clear — as a place of worship and a hub for community activities, for educational purposes for all, with a specific focus on:

Youth Children Women The Elderly Inter-Faith Activities School Visits Community Engagement
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What is Gift Aid?

Gift Aid is a government scheme which allows UK charities to claim back the basic rate tax already paid on donations by you. This means that we can claim back 25p for every £1 donated from the government, on your behalf. This boosts the total value of the donation by 25%! All at no extra cost to yourself!

By completing the declaration form below, we can claim Gift Aid on your donations to us over the last 4 years, and any donations you make in the future – unless you tell us otherwise.

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Do I qualify for Gift Aid?

For your donation to qualify for Gift Aid you must:

  • Be a UK taxpayer
  • Have paid at least as much in Income Tax or Capital Gains Tax in that tax year as you want to be claimed in Gift Aid
Does my donation qualify for Gift Aid?

Gift Aid can be claimed on donations from you provided they are gifts. If your donations fall into any of the following categories, then they would not be eligible for Gift Aid.

  • From limited companies
  • Made through Payroll Giving
  • To enter a competition e.g. a raffle or sweepstake
  • On behalf of someone else or a group of people e.g. collection from work colleagues
  • From charity cards or vouchers, for example, Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) vouchers
What if I pay tax at higher rate?

Gift Aid allows BMCC to claim the basic rate tax of 20% on your donation. However, higher rate taxpayers pay 40% tax.

So, if you're a higher rate taxpayer, you can claim, from HMRC, the difference between the basic rate of tax claimed by BMCC on your donation, and the higher rate of tax you actually pay. Here's an example:

  • You are a higher rate taxpayer (you pay tax at 40%) and donate £100 to us
  • We claim back the basic rate tax of 20% from HMRC. That's 25p for every £1 donated, so we claim £25, making your total donation £125
  • You can claim the difference between the 40% rate of tax and the basic rate of tax of 20% claimed by us on your gross donation

That's a 20% difference. So, you can claim 20% of £125 (a total of £25) from HMRC.

Do I need to make a declaration for every donation?

No. To make it easy for both you and BMCC, the declaration wording covers present, future and past donations.

By completing the Gift Aid declaration form, we can claim Gift Aid on your donations to us over the last 4 years, and any donations you make in the future – unless you tell us otherwise.

If you've changed your name or address, or your donations no longer qualify for Gift Aid due to a change in your tax circumstance, please let us know. You can email us at beckhenham-mcc@googlegroups.com