Islamic Da'awah Academy

Analysis

Islamic Da'awah Academy is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicester. It was registered in October 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Islamic Da'awah Academy reported income of £1.8m and spending of £1.7m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £995k to £1.8m (+77%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Islamic Da'awah Academy sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Leicester Islamic Academy (£1.8m), Trinity Road Chapel (£1.8m) and Christian Education Movement (£1.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 59%, charitable activities 33%, investments 3.6% and trading 3.6%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 3.9%. Grants to other organisations totalled £520k. Reserves of £23.4m would cover about 170 months of spending at that rate. It employed 57 people.