Islamic Sharia Council of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Analysis

Islamic Sharia Council of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Islamic Sharia Council of Great Britain and Northern Ireland reported income of £167k and spending of £164k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £115k to £167k (+45%), an average of +9.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Islamic Sharia Council of Great Britain and Northern Ireland sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Salway Evangelical Church Trust (£166k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mark, Cambridge. (£167k) and Christ the Rock Christian Fellowship (£166k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.