Stepney Shahjalal Mosque & Cultural Centre

Analysis

Stepney Shahjalal Mosque & Cultural Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, religious activities and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03832690). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Stepney Shahjalal Mosque & Cultural Centre reported income of £573k and spending of £208k, leaving 64% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £306k to £573k (+87%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 62%. Over the whole period it spent 34% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Stepney Shahjalal Mosque & Cultural Centre 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 The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Michael and All Angels, Southwick (£573k), Life Tabernacle United Pentecostal Church Trust (£573k) and Trustees of the Charity of the Bernardine Sisters (£573k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 81% of spending and raising funds 19%. Reserves of £3.6m would cover about 209 months of spending at that rate. It employed 16 people.