The Shia Islamic Education Society

Analysis

The Shia Islamic Education Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 1985, 41 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending October 2025, The Shia Islamic Education Society reported income of £76k and spending of £59k, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income grew from £30k to £76k (+152%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2022, when income rose by 73%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Shia Islamic Education Society sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Destiny House International (£76k), Abingdon Vineyard Church (£76k) and Jamiat Ahl - E - Hadith Banbury (£76k).