Thames View Muslim Association

Analysis

Thames View Muslim Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in May 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Thames View Muslim Association reported income of £535k and spending of £161k, leaving 70% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £92k to £535k (+482%), an average of +55% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 279%. Over the whole period it spent 38% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Thames View Muslim Association sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Grimsby, Cleethorpes and District Citizens Advice Bureau (£535k), The Muslim Khoja Shia Ithna-Asheri Community of Peterborough (£535k) and City Church Birmingham (£535k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 98% and investments 2.3%. Charitable activities took 16% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.3m would cover about 94 months of spending at that rate. It employed 15 people.