Maktab Tarighat Oveyssi Shahmaghsoudi (School of Islamic Sufism)
Analysis
Maktab Tarighat Oveyssi Shahmaghsoudi (School of Islamic Sufism) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, religious activities and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Maktab Tarighat Oveyssi Shahmaghsoudi (School of Islamic Sufism) reported income of £411k and spending of £13k, leaving 97% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £53k to £411k (+678%), an average of +67% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 584%. Over the whole period it spent 11% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Maktab Tarighat Oveyssi Shahmaghsoudi (School of Islamic Sufism) sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Helping Hands Community Project (£411k), British Elbow & Shoulder Society (£411k) and Bettenhurst Charity Limited (£411k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Weekly webcasts & lectures on Sufism, Koran classes & book reading, Tamarkoz (Meditation) classes, translation classes, Farsi classes, ceremonies & other events, interfaith activities, musical performances, arts and crafts and tuition on traditional Iranian instruments
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Helping Hands Community Project | Warwickshire | £411k |
| British Elbow & Shoulder Society | London | £411k |
| Bettenhurst Charity Limited | London | £411k |
| Welsh Church Act Fund Within the Areas of Rhondda Cynon Taff, Bridgend and Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Councils | Mid Glamorgan | £412k |