The United Kingdom Islamic Mission

Analysis

The United Kingdom Islamic Mission is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oldham. It was registered in February 1967, 59 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides buildings/facilities/open space and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The United Kingdom Islamic Mission reported income of £14.6m and spending of £11.9m, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £8.5m to £14.6m (+72%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 49%. 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, The United Kingdom Islamic Mission sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Auckland Project (£14.5m), Britain Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) (£14.7m) and The Nuffield Foundation (£14.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 85%, investments 6.1% and trading 2.4%. Charitable activities took 87% of spending and raising funds 13%. Reserves of £52.1m would cover about 53 months of spending at that rate. It employed 84 people.