Nigerian Islamic Community in Essex

Analysis

Nigerian Islamic Community in Essex is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hornchurch. It was registered in August 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty, religious activities and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Nigerian Islamic Community in Essex reported income of £19k and spending of £13k, leaving 33% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £10k to £19k (+86%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 157%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Nigerian Islamic Community in Essex sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 41% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Durham Provincial Grand Mark Lodge Benevolent Fund (£19k), The Perelandra Trust (£19k) and Gislingham United Charity (£19k).