British Muslim Heritage Centre

Analysis

British Muslim Heritage Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in June 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, religious activities and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04779177). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2024, British Muslim Heritage Centre reported income of £1.7m and spending of £1.4m, spending 83% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2024, income grew from £1.6m to £1.7m (+5.3%), an average of +1.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, British Muslim Heritage Centre sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Michael and All Angels Ledbury (£1.7m), The Soldiers' and Aviators' Scripture Readers Association (£1.7m) and Institute of the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary Immaculate Virgin (£1.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 65% and donations and legacies 35%. Charitable activities took 90% of spending and raising funds 1.5%. Reserves of £11.3m would cover about 91 months of spending at that rate. It employed 16 people.

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue.