The Open School for Arabic and Islamic Studies (Osais)

Analysis

The Open School for Arabic and Islamic Studies (Osais) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in October 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07546809). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Open School for Arabic and Islamic Studies (Osais) reported income of £46k and spending of £54k, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £66k to £46k (-32%), an average of -9.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Open School for Arabic and Islamic Studies (Osais) sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Midland Kashattri (Taank) Society (£45k), Cheribim and Seraphim Movement Church, Jehovah Jireh District, Ayo Ni O UK (£46k) and Ecclesiastical Charity of Robert Dowse (£45k).