East London Mosque Trust

Analysis

East London Mosque Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, religious activities and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00468317). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, East London Mosque Trust reported income of £3.7m and spending of £3.7m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to December 2025, income fell from £4.4m to £3.7m (-16%), an average of -4.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, East London Mosque Trust sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Temple Church Trust (£3.7m), Release International (£3.7m) and Salisbury Cathedral School Limited (£3.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 30%, charitable activities 27% and investments 20%. Charitable activities took 70% of spending and raising funds 11%. Reserves of £88k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 124 people.