Al-Islah Schools Trust
Analysis
Al-Islah Schools Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Blackburn. It was registered in February 2000, 26 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 human resources.
In the financial year ending August 2025, Al-Islah Schools Trust reported income of £283k and spending of £264k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £124k to £283k (+129%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Al-Islah Schools Trust sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of All Saints Oakham (£283k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Peter and St Mary, Stowmarket (£284k) and Devon Area Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Britain (£283k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To provide education and training to children of 11 to 16 years old (up to G.C.S.E), following the national curriculum and implementing good educational practices within the teachings of Islam which are open to all sections of the community
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of All Saints Oakham | Rutland | £283k |
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Peter and St Mary, Stowmarket | Stowmarket | £284k |
| Devon Area Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Britain | Plymouth | £283k |
| Bilal Masjid Trust (Greenford) | Greenford | £284k |