Dorchester Islamic Centre

Analysis

Dorchester Islamic Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorchester. It was registered in July 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, religious activities, amateur sport and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under religion. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending January 2025, Dorchester Islamic Centre reported income of £30k and spending of £30k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2021 to January 2025, income grew from £6,057 to £30k (+397%), an average of +49% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2022, when income rose by 108%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Dorchester Islamic Centre sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Masjid Ibraheem (£30k), Church Hall Trust (£30k) and St Mary the Virgin, Upton Scudamore (£30k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.