Afghan Cultural and Islamic Centre

Analysis

Afghan Cultural and Islamic Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in March 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Afghan Cultural and Islamic Centre reported income of £65k and spending of £18k, leaving 73% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £61k to £65k (+6.5%), an average of +1.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 29% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Afghan Cultural and Islamic Centre sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include John and Nathaniel Carter (£65k), Greek Orthodox Community of Leicester (£65k) and St Margaret's at Cliffe Parochial Church Council (£65k).