Al-Ihsaan Academy

Analysis

Al-Ihsaan Academy is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ilford. It was registered in December 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty, religious activities and recreation, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Al-Ihsaan Academy reported income of £540k and spending of £329k, leaving 39% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £469k to £540k (+15%), an average of +3.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2023, when income rose by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 46% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Al-Ihsaan Academy sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Barnabas Community Church (£539k), Christian Community Action Ministries (£540k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary Upton (Overchurch) (£539k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 53%, charitable activities 40%, investments 3.4% and trading 2.0%. Charitable activities took 86% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £60k. Reserves of £319k would cover about 12 months of spending at that rate. It employed 24 people.