Dar Ul Uloom Islamia Rizwia (Bralawai)

Analysis

Dar Ul Uloom Islamia Rizwia (Bralawai) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in April 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, accommodation/housing and religious activities, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Dar Ul Uloom Islamia Rizwia (Bralawai) reported income of £499k and spending of £860k, spending 172% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £283k to £499k (+76%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 78%. Over the whole period it spent 202% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Dar Ul Uloom Islamia Rizwia (Bralawai) sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Collins Memorial Trust (£496k), Greenwich Housing Rights (£501k) and Manchester Jewish Community Centre (£492k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.