Islamic Centre Leicester
Analysis
Islamic Centre Leicester is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicester. It was registered in January 1969, 57 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, religious activities and amateur sport, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending April 2025, Islamic Centre Leicester reported income of £445k and spending of £377k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £280k to £445k (+59%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 151%. Over the whole period it spent 64% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Islamic Centre Leicester sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% 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 The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of All Saints Hove (£444k), Exeter Coast and Country Methodist Circuit (£445k) and Taunton Deane and South Sedgemoor Methodist Circuit (£444k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
TO PROMOTE THE SPIRITUAL TEACHINGS OF THE ISLAMIC RELIGION AND THE MAINTENANCE OF THE DOCTRINES ON WHICH IT RESTS AND OF THE OBSERVATIONS THAT SERVE TO PROMOTE AND MANIFEST IT ESPECIALLY AMONGST THE MOSLEMS RESIDING IN LEICESTER AND IN THE COUNTY OF LEICESTERSHIRE.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of All Saints Hove | Hove | £444k |
| Exeter Coast and Country Methodist Circuit | Devon | £445k |
| Taunton Deane and South Sedgemoor Methodist Circuit | Somerset | £444k |
| Bishop's Stortford Baptist Church | Bishop's Stortford | £445k |