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Shirley Muslim Association

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1178467CroydonReligion
Income£187k2025-03-31
Spending£98ksame year
Spent / received51%5-year average
Size in its cause78th pctReligion
Registered2018CIO
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Shirley Muslim Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Croydon. It was registered in May 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Shirley Muslim Association reported income of £187k and spending of £98k, leaving 47% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £11k to £187k (+1541%), an average of +101% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 157%. Over the whole period it spent 51% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Shirley Muslim Association sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tiferes Yisroel (£187k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary Magdalen, Oxford (£187k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Pauls, Throop, Bournemouth (£187k).

Income and spending

£0£47k£94k£140k£187k2021 Income: £11,4132021 Spending: £8,12620212022 Income: £22,0902022 Spending: £17,40920222023 Income: £56,6772023 Spending: £32,40320232024 Income: £83,2832024 Spending: £28,37220242025 Income: £187,2512025 Spending: £98,3292025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

To advance the Islamic faith in Shirley and the surrounding area for the benefit of the public, particularly but not exclusively, through the provision of a mosque. Educating the public in different religious beliefs including an awareness of their distinctive features and their common ground to promote good relations. Promoting knowledge and mutual understanding of all faith in the Shirley area.

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The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Pauls, Throop, BournemouthBournemouth£187k
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of the Isles of ScillyIsles of Scilly£187k