The Campaign Against Antisemitism said it was “extraordinary” that the Charity Commission “should consider such an organisation fit for charitable status” while the National Secular Society said: “Something is wrong at the heart of charity law.”
The Charity Commission said: “Organisations that meet the legal test for charitable status must, by law, register with the Commission.
“In the case of the Cricklewood Muslim Youth Trust, we determined that the organisation meets this legal test… and should be registered.
The CMYT did not respond to a request for comment.