Oxford Islamic Society

Analysis

Oxford Islamic Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicester. It was registered in March 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, religious activities and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Oxford Islamic Society reported income of £60k and spending of £42k, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £46k to £60k (+30%), an average of +6.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 63% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Oxford Islamic Society sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Helping Our Kehillah (£60k), The King's Community Church, Staines (£60k) and The Homeless Foundation (£60k).