Jamia Islamia Ghousia

Analysis

Jamia Islamia Ghousia is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bedfordshire. It was registered in October 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, overseas aid/famine relief, religious activities and amateur sport, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Jamia Islamia Ghousia reported income of £912k and spending of £796k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £902k to £912k (+1.2%), an average of +0.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 1,223 England and Wales charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Jamia Islamia Ghousia 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 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Play Action International (£894k), Wateraid International (£915k) and Chinmaya Mission ( UK ) (£887k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 88% and investments 12%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £772k would cover about 12 months of spending at that rate. It employed 35 people.