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Maher Community Association (Leicester) U K

Registered · see notesRegistered charity number 1039128LeicesterReligion
Income£504k2025-03-31
Spending£431ksame year
Spent / received102%5-year average
Size in its cause93rd pctReligion
Registered1994Other
Employees4latest return

Analysis

Maher Community Association (Leicester) U K is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicester. It was registered in June 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, religious activities, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, 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 March 2025, Maher Community Association (Leicester) U K reported income of £504k and spending of £431k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £197k to £504k (+156%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 80%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Maher Community Association (Leicester) U K sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Peter Mancroft with St John Maddermarket, Norwich (£504k), Lincolnshire Methodist District (£504k) and Leigh & Hindley Methodist Circuit (£503k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 92% and donations and legacies 8.2%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 0.4%. Reserves of £869k would cover about 24 months of spending at that rate. It employed 4 people.

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

Income and spending

£0£150k£301k£451k£601k2021 Income: £197,0632021 Spending: £190,83120212022 Income: £355,0382022 Spending: £284,23920222023 Income: £472,6332023 Spending: £509,19820232024 Income: £451,6012024 Spending: £601,05420242025 Income: £504,1782025 Spending: £431,0732025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Donations 8.2%
  • Charitable activities 92%
  • Other 0.2%

In the charity's own words

Cultural programmes for the benefit of the Maher community;provision of education in particular Gujarati classses;sports venue football,basketball etc;hall hire facilities and regular religious functions for the old and the young.

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CharityLocationIncome
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Peter Mancroft with St John Maddermarket, NorwichNorfolk£504k
Lincolnshire Methodist DistrictLincoln£504k
Leigh & Hindley Methodist CircuitLeigh£503k
Fraternitas Sacerdotalis Sancti Petri LimitedWarrington£505k