Salafi Bookstore and Islamic Centre

Analysis

Salafi Bookstore and Islamic Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in October 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Salafi Bookstore and Islamic Centre reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.2m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £895k to £1.2m (+33%), an average of +7.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Salafi Bookstore and Islamic Centre sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hendon Adath Yisroel Congregation (£1.2m), 3p Ministries (£1.2m) and Abu Haneefa Educational Trust (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 57% and charitable activities 40%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £953k would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 8 people.