Masjid Hazrat Shahjalal Trust

Analysis

Masjid Hazrat Shahjalal Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in February 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Masjid Hazrat Shahjalal Trust reported income of £31k and spending of £34k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £12k to £31k (+169%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 146%. Over the whole period it spent 111% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Masjid Hazrat Shahjalal Trust sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include George Hudson's Charity (£31k), Carmarthen Family Centre (£31k) and Emen Welfare (£31k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.