Maktab Tarighat Oveyssi Shahmaghsoudi (School of Islamic Sufism)
Analysis
Maktab Tarighat Oveyssi Shahmaghsoudi (School of Islamic Sufism) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, religious activities and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Maktab Tarighat Oveyssi Shahmaghsoudi (School of Islamic Sufism) reported income of £325k and spending of £360k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £236k to £325k (+37%), an average of +8.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 68% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Maktab Tarighat Oveyssi Shahmaghsoudi (School of Islamic Sufism) sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Zaytun Welfare Trust (£325k), Cherry Lodge Cancer Care (£325k) and The Benham Charitable Settlement (£325k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Weekly webcasts & lectures on Sufism, Koran classes & book reading, Tamarkoz (Meditation) classes, translation classes, Farsi classes, ceremonies & other events, interfaith activities, musical performances, arts and crafts and tuition on traditional Iranian instruments
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Zaytun Welfare Trust | London | £325k |
| Cherry Lodge Cancer Care | Hertfordshire | £325k |
| The Benham Charitable Settlement | Virginia Water | £325k |
| Cleft | Chelmsford | £325k |