Taqwa Institute
Analysis
Taqwa Institute is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oldham. It was registered in August 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.
In the financial year ending September 2025, Taqwa Institute reported income of £204k and spending of £225k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £154k to £204k (+32%), an average of +7.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 62%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Taqwa Institute sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jaya Shree Krishna Charitable Trust (£204k), EOS Network - Eosinophilic Diseases Charity (£204k) and Atma Vignani Dada Bhagwan Foundation (£204k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The objectives of the trust, as set out in its governing document are:To advance education for the public benefit by the provision of but not limited to Islamic and secular, co-curricular & supplementary education, social welfare and social enterprise. When planning activities for the period, the trustees have considered the Commission's guidance on public benefit.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Jaya Shree Krishna Charitable Trust | Harrow | £204k |
| EOS Network - Eosinophilic Diseases Charity | Essex | £204k |
| Atma Vignani Dada Bhagwan Foundation | Pinner | £204k |
| The Heinz, Anna and Carol Kroch Foundation | Hampton | £205k |