The Cambridge Mosque Trust

Analysis

The Cambridge Mosque Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. 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 buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Cambridge Mosque Trust reported income of £1.5m and spending of £2.3m, spending 150% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £493k to £1.5m (+208%), an average of +32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 94%. Over the whole period it spent 158% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Cambridge Mosque Trust sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Central England Area Quaker Meeting Charities (£1.5m), Safar Academy Trust (£1.5m) and Emmanuel Theological College (£1.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 96% and trading 3.7%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 4.0%. Reserves of £195k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 24 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.