The Islamic Centre (Manchester)

Analysis

The Islamic Centre (Manchester) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in September 1986, 40 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. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The Islamic Centre (Manchester) reported income of £241k and spending of £55k, leaving 77% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £560k to £241k (-57%), an average of -19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2025, when income dropped by 67%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Islamic Centre (Manchester) sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Back on Track Housing (£241k), Swansea Foodbank (£241k) and Croydon Islamic Community Trust (£241k).