South Bedford Islamic Cultural Centre

Analysis

South Bedford Islamic Cultural Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bedford. It was registered in June 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, South Bedford Islamic Cultural Centre reported income of £57k and spending of £16k, leaving 72% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £86k to £57k (-34%), an average of -9.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 36% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, South Bedford Islamic Cultural Centre sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The UK CLL Forum (£57k), Achievers Faith International Ministries (£57k) and The Association for Clinical Genomic Science (£57k).