Ipswich and Suffolk Bangladeshi Muslim Community Centre and Mosque

Analysis

Ipswich and Suffolk Bangladeshi Muslim Community Centre and Mosque is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ipswich. It was registered in July 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04261698). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Ipswich and Suffolk Bangladeshi Muslim Community Centre and Mosque reported income of £177k and spending of £108k, leaving 39% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £88k to £177k (+102%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 64% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Ipswich and Suffolk Bangladeshi Muslim Community Centre and Mosque sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Bristol City Mission Society (Incorporated) (£177k), Southeast and East Asian Women’s Association (£177k) and Splott Community Volunteers (£177k).