Lewisham Islamic Centre

Analysis

Lewisham Islamic Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. 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, Lewisham Islamic Centre reported income of £1.1m and spending of £711k, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £381k to £1.1m (+182%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 71% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Lewisham Islamic Centre sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Community Transport South West Ltd (£1.1m), Caspa (£1.1m) and Age UK North Yorkshire Coast and Moors (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 66%, charitable activities 20%, investments 9.4% and trading 4.5%. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 6.7%. Reserves of £100k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 41 people.