Islamic Educational and Recreational Institute

Analysis

Islamic Educational and Recreational Institute is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Middlesex. It was registered in November 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending December 2024, Islamic Educational and Recreational Institute reported income of £673k and spending of £729k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2024, income grew from £415k to £673k (+62%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 117% of the income it received.

Among 1,223 England and Wales charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Islamic Educational and Recreational Institute sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Global Aid Foundation (£668k), King James's School Fund (£677k) and Christian Response (£657k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 51%, trading 40% and investments 8.5%. Charitable activities took 0.0% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £2.5m would cover about 42 months of spending at that rate. It employed 32 people.

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.