The Islamic Foundation

Analysis

The Islamic Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicestershire. It was registered in February 2015, 11 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 incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Islamic Foundation reported income of £3.0m and spending of £746k, leaving 75% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £457k to £3.0m (+561%), an average of +60% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 391%. Over the whole period it spent 57% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Islamic Foundation sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Evangelical Alliance (£3.0m), The Catholic Sacred Arts Trust (£3.0m) and Hope Consultants International Ltd (£3.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 83%, investments 9.4% and charitable activities 4.6%. Charitable activities took 40% of spending and raising funds 7.3%. Grants to other organisations totalled £32k. Reserves of £6.4m would cover about 102 months of spending at that rate. It employed 12 people.