Al-Azhar Mosque South Shields

Analysis

Al-Azhar Mosque South Shields is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in South Shields. It was registered in December 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 services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Al-Azhar Mosque South Shields reported income of £92k and spending of £103k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £38k to £92k (+139%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Al-Azhar Mosque South Shields sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Meon Valley Methodist Circuit (£92k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Peter, Ardingly (£92k) and Jesus Christ of Nazareth International Church (£92k).