Green Lane Masjid and Community Centre

Analysis

Green Lane Masjid and Community Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in September 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06552666). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Green Lane Masjid and Community Centre reported income of £4.8m and spending of £5.4m, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £4.7m to £4.8m (+2.7%), an average of +0.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Green Lane Masjid and Community Centre sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 98% 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 Human Relief Foundation (£4.8m), The Housing Associations' Charitable Trust (£4.8m) and United St Saviour's Charity (£4.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 82%, charitable activities 11%, trading 3.9% and investments 1.6%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 1.5%. Grants to other organisations totalled £2.4m. Reserves of £2.1m would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 74 people.