Southampton Afghani Shia Association

Analysis

Southampton Afghani Shia Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Southampton. It was registered in February 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, religious activities and amateur sport, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Southampton Afghani Shia Association reported income of £255k and spending of £250k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £59k to £255k (+329%), an average of +44% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 187%. Over the whole period it spent 49% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Southampton Afghani Shia Association sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Feast Youth Project (£255k), The Parochial Church Council of the Parish of St Thomas the Apostle, Trowbridge (£255k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St George the Martyr, Deal, Kent (£255k).

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