The Manchester Somali Islamic Cultural Trust

Analysis

The Manchester Somali Islamic Cultural Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in October 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, religious activities and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Manchester Somali Islamic Cultural Trust reported income of £593k and spending of £560k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £304k to £593k (+96%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 160%. Over the whole period it spent 56% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Manchester Somali Islamic Cultural Trust 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 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Whetstone Baptist Church (£593k), Golden Mosque Islamic Cultural Centre (£594k) and Academy for Talmudical Research (Kolel Harabanim) (£593k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 95% and investments 4.8%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £565k. Charitable activities took 0.0% of spending and raising funds 100%. It employed 3 people.