Bismillah Cultural Centre (Afghan Community)

Analysis

Bismillah Cultural Centre (Afghan Community) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, religious activities and arts/culture/heritage/science, 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, Bismillah Cultural Centre (Afghan Community) reported income of £74k and spending of £63k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £54k to £74k (+38%), an average of +8.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 103%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Bismillah Cultural Centre (Afghan Community) sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mr Samuel Whitbread's Trusts (£74k), Rotary Club of Northampton Becket Trust Fund (£74k) and Creating Hope (£74k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.