Afifah Academy

Analysis

Afifah Academy is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in July 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, religious activities and amateur sport, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05512936). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Afifah Academy reported income of £1.0m and spending of £1.6m, spending 155% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £862k to £1.0m (+22%), an average of +5.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 111% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Afifah Academy sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% 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 The Preston Muslim Society-Jamea Masjid Preston (£1.0m), The Finchley Progressive Synagogue (£1.0m) and The Parish of Saint Paul's Howell Hill with Saint Barnabas Epsom (£1.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 66% and donations and legacies 33%. Charitable activities took 79% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £633k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 82 people.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.