Muslim Welfare Institute

Analysis

Muslim Welfare Institute is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lancashire. It was registered in December 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Muslim Welfare Institute reported income of £1.7m and spending of £1.6m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £1.8m to £1.7m (-6.2%), an average of -1.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Muslim Welfare Institute sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% 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 Christian Medical Fellowship (£1.7m), The Marsh Christian Trust (£1.7m) and Z V M Rangoonwala Foundation (£1.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.8%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.4m. Reserves of £460k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 6 people.