Gardens of Peace Muslim Cemetery

Analysis

Gardens of Peace Muslim Cemetery is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ilford. It was registered in July 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08576827). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Gardens of Peace Muslim Cemetery reported income of £6.1m and spending of £3.9m, leaving 37% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £6.4m to £6.1m (-4.0%), an average of -1.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Gardens of Peace Muslim Cemetery sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Oxford Diocesan Board of Education (£6.1m), The St Asaph Diocesan Board of Finance (£6.2m) and Egerton Rothesay (£6.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 85%, investments 8.5% and donations and legacies 6.2%. Charitable activities took 92% of spending and raising funds 0.2%. Reserves of £16.3m would cover about 47 months of spending at that rate. It employed 29 people.