Jamia Al-Karam

Analysis

Jamia Al-Karam is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Retford. It was registered in May 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05889208). It says it provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Jamia Al-Karam reported income of £783k and spending of £712k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £649k to £783k (+21%), an average of +4.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Jamia Al-Karam sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Stratford-Upon-Avon (£782k), Nagarjuna Kadampa Meditation Centre (£783k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Peter's Littleover and Blagreaves (£781k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 83% and charitable activities 17%. Charitable activities took 90% of spending and raising funds 3.4%. Reserves of £926k would cover about 15 months of spending at that rate. It employed 11 people.