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WISE

Registered charity 1001136 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AL-ISLAM MUSLIM CIRCLE, WISE Welfare, WYCOMBE ISLAMIC SOCIETY

The Wycombe Islamic Society, WISE, is a registered charity which was established in 1991 to provide beneficial Islamic knowledge and services to the local community, and for relief of poverty globally. It is based in High Wycombe.See annual report for further details

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£760k
Latest spending
£762k
Registered
1991
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted funds of £2.4m and unrestricted cash of approximately £0.5m, representing approximately 24 months of core operational expenditure, which is in excess of the minimum target. The trustees are satisfied that the level of reserves held is appropriate given the charity's freehold property ownership and volunteer-run structure.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of core operational expenditure (held: £2.3m)
“The trustees' policy is to maintain free reserves - being unrestricted funds available for general use - at a level sufficient to cover a minimum of six months of the charity's core operational expenditure.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/10/2025)

Total income
£760k
Total spending
£762k
Reserves (reported)
£124k
Employees
2

Reported reserves equal ~2.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (82% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Bangladesh · Bosnia And Herzegovina · Buckinghamshire · Burma · Egypt · India · Malawi · Morocco · Nigeria · Occupied Palestinian Territories · Pakistan · Slovakia

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/10/2025£760k£762k
31/10/2024£853k£726k
31/10/2023£751k£624k
31/10/2022£722k£644k
31/10/2021£538k£389k

Common questions

Is WISE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted funds of £2.4m and unrestricted cash of approximately £0.5m, representing approximately 24 months of core operational expenditure, which is in excess of the minimum target. The trustees are satisfied that the level of reserves held is appropriate given the charity's freehold property ownership and volunteer-run structure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
WISDOM HOSPICE SUPPORT1£190k
THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUST1£16k
THE A M FENTON TRUST1£15k
THE MCCARTHY & STONE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£5k
THE FORRESTER FAMILY TRUST1£4k
R G HILLS CHARITABLE TRUST1£2k
THE TRUEMARK TRUST1£2k
THE S M B TRUST1£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WETHERBY IN SUPPORT OF THE ELDERLY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
WISE£760k—0unclear—no doubt
WETHERBY IN SUPPORT OF THE ELDERLY FY2025£326k—0unclear—no doubt
COMMUNITY WISE FY2025£145k—0unclear—no doubt
WISEHEIGHTS LIMITED FY2025£3.7m—0unclear—no doubt
WISE THOUGHTS FY2026£132k—0unclear—material uncertainty
Wisdom Hospice Charity FY2025£2.1m—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.