Shah Jalal Masjid & Burnley Islamic Cultural Centre

Analysis

Shah Jalal Masjid & Burnley Islamic Cultural Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Burnley. It was registered in June 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and religious activities, 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, Shah Jalal Masjid & Burnley Islamic Cultural Centre reported income of £170k and spending of £125k, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £212k to £170k (-20%), an average of -5.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Shah Jalal Masjid & Burnley Islamic Cultural Centre sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Christ Church, Southborough (£170k), Basingview Trust Limited (£170k) and The Windrush Trust (£170k).