Ashton Central Mosque Charitable Trust

Analysis

Ashton Central Mosque Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lancashire. It was registered in October 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, religious activities and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Ashton Central Mosque Charitable Trust reported income of £401k and spending of £348k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £169k to £401k (+137%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Ashton Central Mosque Charitable Trust sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include West Kilburn Baptist Church (£400k), Chavrei Shas (£401k) and Grace Baptist Association (£400k).

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