Poplar Central Mosque

Analysis

Poplar Central Mosque is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, religious activities and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Poplar Central Mosque reported income of £116k and spending of £85k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £36k to £116k (+222%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 83%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Poplar Central Mosque sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary the Virgin Church Wheatley (£116k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Hyde (£116k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Luke, Hammersmith (£116k).