KARIMIA ASSOCIATION LIMITED

Registered charity 1143245 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as KARIMIA INSTITUTE

1. advance the teaching of Islam;2. advance the education of young people by the establishment and maintenance of a school; and 3. provide recreation facilities for persons who have need of such facilities in the interest of social welfare with the object of improving their condition of life.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Religious Activities · Amateur Sport · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£3.5m
Latest spending
£1.1m
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £2,422,037 for the year, largely driven by a £2,337,541 revaluation gain on its property portfolio. The trustees report that the charity remains dependent on funding from members and government authorities, identifying the securing of this funding as a key short-term challenge. Unrestricted reserves stood at £41,840, which is below the stated policy target of 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 position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £42k; policy: three to six months of expenditure)
“unrestricted funds held by the charity and not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets should be between 3 and 6 months of expenditure.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Shareef Chartered Accountants. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Karimia Institute (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

4 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (4 freehold); recorded price paid £250k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£3.5m
Total spending
£1.1m
Cost of raising funds
£12k
Reserves (reported)
£42k
Employees
25

Reported reserves equal ~0.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (66% 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: 0.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Nottinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£3.5m£1.1m
31/03/2024£973k£1.0m
31/03/2023£968k£1.1m
31/03/2022£879k£936k
31/03/2021£945k£749k

Common questions

Is KARIMIA ASSOCIATION LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £2,422,037 for the year, largely driven by a £2,337,541 revaluation gain on its property portfolio. The trustees report that the charity remains dependent on funding from members and government authorities, identifying the securing of this funding as a key short-term challenge. Unrestricted reserves stood at £41,840, which is below the stated policy target of three to six months of expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Shareef Chartered Accountants.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government01/04/2018£20kALB - Armed forces Covenant Fund Trust- Covenent Fund

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
MIRZA SHARIF AHMAD FOUNDATION1£5.6m
MAJLIS ANSARULLAH (UK) LTD1£265k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with KINGSTON MUSLIM ASSOCIATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
KARIMIA ASSOCIATION LIMITED£3.5m—0below—no doubt
KINGSTON MUSLIM ASSOCIATION FY2024£734k—0unclear—no doubt
KARIMA AL MARWAZIYYA FY2025£897k—0unclear—no doubt
ELRAHMA CHARITY TRUST FY2024£798k—0unclear—no doubt
ISLAMIC EDUCATIONAL AND RECREATIONAL INSTITUTE FY2024£673k—0above—no doubt
ISLAMIA SCHOOLS LIMITED FY2025£2.1m£60,000 - £100,0001unclear—no doubt

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