The Great Barr Muslim Foundation

Analysis

The Great Barr Muslim Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in December 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Great Barr Muslim Foundation reported income of £451k and spending of £161k, leaving 64% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £161k to £451k (+181%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 110%. 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, The Great Barr Muslim Foundation sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jesus Foundation Family International (£451k), Flourishing Families Leeds (£451k) and Kent Muslim Welfare Association Limited (£450k).