THE SHI'AH INSTITUTE

Registered charity 1153889 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE SHI`AH

Facilitate & promote scholarship on Shi'ah Ithna Ashari Islam, its heritage & peoples. Present diverse approaches founded on effective traditions of textual scholarship & hermeneutics, complement by modern academic methods to foster a better understanding of Shi'ah Islam. Provide a forum for the highest standard of research & the academic dissemination of the timeless & universal Shi'ah tradition.

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Latest income
£30k
Latest spending
£49k
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted funds are in a deficit position, with net assets decreasing from £76,769 to £95,781 over the year. The trustees report that the charity is conducting ongoing research and has acquired an office lease, but the financial review notes a net expenditure of £19,012 for the year.

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: £-96k)
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD (95,781)
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Camden

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/04/2025£30k£49k
30/04/2024£2k£17k
30/04/2023£17k£15k
30/04/2022£73k£71k
30/04/2021£151k£137k

Common questions

Is THE SHI'AH INSTITUTE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted funds are in a deficit position, with net assets decreasing from £76,769 to £95,781 over the year. The trustees report that the charity is conducting ongoing research and has acquired an office lease, but the financial review notes a net expenditure of £19,012 for the year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.