East London Mosque Trust Company Limited Correspondence letter file, 1948 - 1951

  • This material is held at
  • Reference
      GB 3396 W/ELMT/CR/0005
  • Dates of Creation
      22nd May 1948 - 28th Dec 1951
  • Physical Description
      1 file

Scope and Content

Includes; changes in the constitution of the London Mosque Fund, the reorganisation of the Fund to create the East London Mosque Trust, correspondence with the Jamiat ul Muslimin, Memorandum and Articles of Association of the East London Mosque Trust, transfer of Fund assets to the newly formed Trust, correspondence with the Charity Commission, membership and appointments to the Trust. Also includes London Mosque Fund meeting minutes September 1948.

Correspondence includes letters between:

  • Sir John Woodhead and B. W. Gould, Norton, Rose, Greenwell & Co., relating to the formation and accounts of the East London Mosque Trust, negotiations with the Charity Commission, the let of 450 Commercial Road, and the fire insurance premium for the Commercial Road properties, 27 May 1948 – 28 December 1951.
  • Sir John Woodhead and Waris Ameer Ali, relating to the formation of the East London Mosque Trust, negotiations with the Charity Commission, and the authorisation of payments, 22 May 1948 - 23 February 1951.
  • Sir John Woodhead and the Chief Cashier of the Bank of England, relating to a request for London Mosque Trust assets to be sent to Norton, Rose, Greenwell & Co., 29 June – 15 July 1949.
  • Sir John Woodhead and E. W. Collins, H. M. Inspector of Taxes, relating to the formation of the East London Mosque Trust, 10 June - 07 July 1949.
  • Sir John Woodhead and Cardew-Smith & Ross, relating to a request to forward the deeds of the Commercial Road properties to Norton, Rose, Greenwell & Co., 29 June – 01 July 1949.
  • Sir John Woodhead and C. H. Godden, Chief Inspector of Taxes, relating to the accounts of the London Mosque Fund, 01 November 1948 - 23 May 1949.
  • Sir John Woodhead and Allahdad Khan, relating to the formation of the East London Mosque Trust and its council of management, 06 May 1949.
  • Sir John Woodhead and Ghulam Mohamed, relating to the council of the Jamiat-ul-Muslimin, 27 April 1949.

Correspondence includes letters relating to:

  • The registration of the East London Mosque Trust, between Sir John Woodhead, Waris Ameer Ali, Ghulam Mohamed, and H. M. Inspector of Taxes, 07 – 18 May 1951.
  • The let of 450 Commercial Road, between Sir John Woodhead, J. S. A. Fazaldin, and Norton, Rose, Greenwell & Co., 25 April – 02 May 1951.
  • Requests for the signatures of the London Mosque Fund's trustees by Sir John Woodhead, includes: Waris Ameer Ali, Hatim Attari, Lord Winterton, Ghulam Mohamed, Sir Torick Ameer Ali, and Syed Fazal Shah, 31 August 1949.
  • Requests for the details of the Trustees of the London Mosque Fund by Sir John Woodhead, includes: Waris Ameer Ali, Hatim Attari, Ghulam Mohamed, Sir Torick Ameer Ali, and Imdad Ali Kazi, and Syed Fazal Shah, 08 – 11 December 1948.
  • Sir John Woodhead seeking approval of the first proofs of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the East London Mosque Trust, from Imdad Ali Kazi, Lord Winterton, Waris Ameer Ali, and Sir Torick Ameer Ali, 17 January – 07 February 1949.
  • Invitations from Sir John Woodhead to become members of the council of management for the East London Mosque Trust, includes: Habib Ibrahim Rahimtoola, the Egyptian Ambassador, and the Aga Khan, 05 October 1948 – 06 January 1949.

File also includes:

  • A list of the trustees of the London Mosque Fund, 1949.
  • Meeting minutes of the Trustees of the London Mosque Fund, 23 September 1948.