Greenwich Islamic Centre

Analysis

Greenwich Islamic Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 1976, 50 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, religious activities and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under religion. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Greenwich Islamic Centre reported income of £1.3m and spending of £688k, leaving 48% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £1.1m to £1.3m (+26%), an average of +5.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2025, when income rose by 15%. Over the whole period it spent 55% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Greenwich Islamic Centre sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Philo Trust (£1.3m), Westminster Theological Centre (£1.3m) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Luke the Evangelist, Maidstone (£1.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 95% and charitable activities 1.5%. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 6.9%. Reserves of £327k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 7 people.