Mecca Mosque

Analysis

Mecca Mosque is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bolton. It was registered in July 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides human resources.

In the financial year ending May 2025, Mecca Mosque reported income of £565k and spending of £151k, leaving 73% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income grew from £144k to £565k (+292%), an average of +41% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2022, when income rose by 87%. Over the whole period it spent 27% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Mecca Mosque sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Skipton and Grassington Methodist Circuit (£564k), Upton Vale Baptist Church (£565k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Sutton with Seaford (£564k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 90%, charitable activities 6.3% and investments 1.5%. Charitable activities took 0.0% of spending and raising funds 5.2%. Reserves of £3.1m would cover about 246 months of spending at that rate. It employed 5 people.