INVITATION TO ISLAM

Registered charity 1137663 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To advance the Islamic faith according to the Quran and Sannah in such parts of the world as the Trustees shall from time to time determine and to advance education, to relieve poverty and to promote such other charitable purpose or purposes as the Trustees may from time to time determine

Objects

THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF THE COMPANY ARE:(A) TO ADVANCE THE ISLAMIC FAITH ACCORDING TO THE QURAN AND SUNNAH IN SUCH PARTS OF THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE; AND(B) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND TO PROMOTE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Area of benefit: THE WORLD

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£320k
Latest spending
£212k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £108,475 for the year ended 28 February 2025, with total unrestricted funds carried forward reaching £181,831. The trustees confirm that the charity maintains adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future on a going concern basis. Reserves are held at a level consistent with the charity's policy of maintaining three to six months of expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three and six month’s expenditure (held: £182k)
“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 28/02/2022)

Total income
£544k
Total spending
£431k
Cost of raising funds
£5k
Reserves (reported)
£143k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~4.0 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% 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: 1.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.0%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Benin · Birmingham City · Essex · Ghana · Guinea · Liberia · Throughout London · Togo

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
28/02/2025£320k£212k
29/02/2024£281k£264k
28/02/2023£368k£382k
28/02/2022£544k£431k
28/02/2021£344k£326k

Common questions

Is INVITATION TO ISLAM financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £108,475 for the year ended 28 February 2025, with total unrestricted funds carried forward reaching £181,831. The trustees confirm that the charity maintains adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future on a going concern basis. Reserves are held at a level consistent with the charity's policy of maintaining three to six months of expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.