Al Mahdi Centre (Sheffield)

Analysis

Al Mahdi Centre (Sheffield) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sheffield. It was registered in March 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, religious activities and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, 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, Al Mahdi Centre (Sheffield) reported income of £42k and spending of £26k, leaving 39% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £5,671 to £42k (+645%), an average of +65% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 82%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Al Mahdi Centre (Sheffield) sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Redeemed Christian Church of God Living Word Worthing (£42k), Al-Sunnah Community Education and Recreation Centre (£42k) and Bampton United Charities (£42k).