The Khoja Shia Ithnaasheri Muslim Community of London

Analysis

The Khoja Shia Ithnaasheri Muslim Community of London is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stanmore. It was registered in December 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending December 2023, The Khoja Shia Ithnaasheri Muslim Community of London reported income of £7.2m and spending of £5.9m, spending 83% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from £1.9m to £7.2m (+275%), an average of +94% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 461%. Over the whole period it spent 54% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Khoja Shia Ithnaasheri Muslim Community of London 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 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Safe Families for Children (£7.2m), The Electrical Safety Council (£7.2m) and Tian Yu Association International (£7.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 41%, investments 28% and charitable activities 17%. Charitable activities took 44% of spending and raising funds 1.6%. Reserves of £1.7m would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 28 people.

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity as in double default: it has missed the deadline for its annual return or accounts in two or more successive years.