Valide Sultan Mosque & Madrasah Volunteers

For less than the price of a coffee each month, help support the education and development of young women in our community.

A few pounds a month gives our boarding students in London steady support for their education. Valide Sultan Mosque raises and manages this fund for its madrasah.

For over 41 years, Valide Sultan has served our community.

Celebrating 41 Years, 1985-2026
Registered Charity No. 1183831
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We are not asking for large gifts.
Something small and steady is worth far more to us.
Enderun Community Association • Valide Sultan, London
The idea is simple

Not a large donation. Something small, given steadily.

This is not a fundraising drive. It is a community of supporters meant to last for years. People become a Friend of Enderun not because they gave money, but because they became part of the work.

Trust

We share our work and our students’ progress regularly. You will always be able to see where your support goes.

A real connection

Your support is not simply maintaining a building. It is helping to educate, guide and nurture the young people who call it home — tomorrow’s doctors, teachers and engineers.

Simplicity

A standing order is set up once and then forgotten. Three minutes in your banking app, and you can stop it whenever you like.

41 years of service

The home our community calls “Valide Sultan”.

For over 41 years, Enderun — known to our community as Valide Sultan — has served the education of boarding students in London. It is a place where girls can live safely away from home, and it is far more than a place where lessons are given: it keeps them from harm and cares about their confidence, their character and their contribution as much as their academic results. Our aim is that each of them grows into a confident young woman of real use to the community.

Academic progress, a safe place to study and guidance along the way.

Confidence, good conduct and responsibility. Disciplined, respectful, principled.

The character of a generation is no accident. It is built with effort, and that effort happens here.

Valide Sultan Mosque and the three storey madrasah building behind it, Stoke Newington, London

The domed building at the front is Valide Sultan Mosque. Our girls receive their madrasah education in the three storey building behind it. The mosque dome is currently leaking and needs repair, so your regular giving keeps both the mosque and its madrasah standing.

Where we are

Valide Sultan, Stoke Newington.

In this same place, under the same roof, for over 41 years. Our girls receive their madrasah education at Valide Sultan Mosque, with lessons held in the three storey building behind it. It is also home to our boarding students and the meeting point of our community. Your support goes to the young people growing up under this roof.

You choose

Consistency matters more than the amount.

Some of our supporters give £3 a month, some £5, some £10. Choose whatever suits you.

£1/ month
£5/ month
Most chosen
£3/ month
£10/ month
£20/ month

£5 a month is less than 17 pence a day. Cheaper than a cup of coffee.

These amounts are only examples. You are free to set any monthly amount you wish.

Our goal
1000

regular supporters.

Join the 1,000 Supporter Campaign. If 1,000 supporters gave just £5 per month, we could raise £60,000 annually. With Gift Aid, this could become £75,000 per year, helping us provide stable, long-term support for our students.

Monthly giftSupportersMonthly incomeYearly income
£31000£3,000£36,000
£51000£5,000£60,000
£101000£10,000£120,000
Contribution calculator

What does your support do?

Choose a monthly amount and see what your contribution adds up to over time.

Your monthly gift: £5
£60Your yearly contribution
£60,000if 1,000 supporters each gave this, per year
So far 15 of 1,000 regular supporters. Be the 16th.
Our 15 supporters currently give £246 a month between them. Every new supporter grows that figure.
How to set one up

What is a standing order, and how do you set one up?

A standing order is an instruction you give your own bank: “send this much to this account every month”. You set it up once and it continues until you stop it. You stay in full control and can stop it at any time. Both ways of setting one up are explained below.

With your banking app (3 minutes)

  1. Open your banking appYour mobile banking app or online banking.
  2. Go to “Payments”Usually listed as “Payments” or “Payments & Transfers”.
  3. Choose “Set up a standing order”Some banks call it “regular payment”.
  4. Enter our account detailsThe account name, sort code and account number below. If you are asked for the payee type, choose “business / organisation”, not personal. Type the account name exactly as shown: Enderun Community Association.
  5. Amount, frequency and dateEnter your amount (e.g. £5), select “Monthly”, pick a start date and put your name in the reference.
  6. ConfirmThat is it. It will now go out automatically every month.

If you do not use an app

  • Call your bank. Say “I would like to set up a standing order” and give them the account details below. They will set it up for you on the phone.
  • Go into a branch. Show them these details and the cashier will do it in a few minutes.
  • Get in touch. One of our volunteers will sit down and go through it with you step by step. The easiest way is to message us on WhatsApp: 07801 270471  ·  020 7241 5425  ·  [email protected]
Important: a standing order is not a direct debit. Nobody takes money from your account. You give the instruction, you set the amount, and you stop it yourself whenever you wish.

If the day comes when you can no longer continue, please stop it with an easy heart. No explanation is needed and there is no obligation. We are grateful for every month you gave.
Two things to watch: our account is a business / organisation account. When your app asks for the payee type, choose “business / organisation”, not “personal”. And type the account name exactly, without a single letter wrong: Enderun Community Association. Otherwise your bank may warn you at the Confirmation of Payee check.
✓ Stop it whenever you like ✓ You stay in full control ✓ No hidden charges
Gift Aid

Make your support 25% bigger. At no cost to you.

If you pay tax in the UK, the government adds 25p to every £1 you give. Your monthly gift stays the same; the amount we receive goes up. All you need to do is complete a short declaration. You complete it once and it covers the past 4 years and every donation you make from now on.

Complete the Gift Aid declaration
£3→£3.75
£5→£6.25
£10→£12.50

You give the same amount, and this is what reaches us. The government pays the difference.

Valide Sultan Mosque & Madrasah Volunteers

Would you like this work to carry on for many years?

Then take your place among our regular supporters, however small the amount.

Set up a standing order Message us on WhatsApp
Account name: Enderun Community Association Bank: Barclays Sort code: 20-54-25 Account no: 4337 1808 Account type: Business Reference: DOST + your name

Once your standing order is set up, please also complete the Gift Aid declaration. Your support grows by 25% at no cost to you.