Muslim Research and Development Foundation

Analysis

Muslim Research and Development Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 2007, 19 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 05567478). It says it provides human resources, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Muslim Research and Development Foundation reported income of £990k and spending of £1.0m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £712k to £990k (+39%), an average of +8.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Muslim Research and Development Foundation sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Enfield Gospel Hall Trust (£988k), Machzikei Lomdei Torah (£993k) and Nottingham North East Circuit of the Methodist Church (£985k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 74% and charitable activities 26%. Charitable activities took 85% of spending and raising funds 7.5%. Reserves of £34k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 10 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.