The Wessex Shia Ithna Asheri Jamaat

Analysis

The Wessex Shia Ithna Asheri Jamaat is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hampshire. It was registered in March 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Wessex Shia Ithna Asheri Jamaat reported income of £310k and spending of £288k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £726k to £310k (-57%), an average of -19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Wessex Shia Ithna Asheri Jamaat sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Manchester CCRC Trust (£310k), Abbey Road Baptist Church (£310k) and Qing Liang Buddhist Association (£310k).