The Shah Jalal Islamic Foundation

Analysis

The Shah Jalal Islamic Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sutton. It was registered in June 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, religious activities, arts/culture/heritage/science and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Shah Jalal Islamic Foundation reported income of £218k and spending of £41k, leaving 81% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £161k to £218k (+35%), an average of +7.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 23% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Shah Jalal Islamic Foundation sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Michael & All Angels, Summertown (£218k), Compass Learning Centre (£218k) and Pontypridd Ministry Area Council (£218k).