The Birmingham Mosque Trust Limited

Analysis

The Birmingham Mosque Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in October 1969, 57 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00961846). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Birmingham Mosque Trust Limited reported income of £1.7m and spending of £795k, leaving 52% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £987k to £1.7m (+69%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 44% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Birmingham Mosque Trust Limited sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mayheights Limited (£1.7m), Sustainable Fibre Alliance (£1.7m) and Giroscope Limited (£1.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 86% and charitable activities 14%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £135k. Reserves of £987k would cover about 15 months of spending at that rate. It employed 22 people.