KHOJA SHIA ITHNA-ASHERI MUSLIM COMMUNITY OF BIRMINGHAM

Registered charity 1170675 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as KSIMC OF BIRMINGHAM

The objective of the charity is to promote Islam and teachings of Islam per the Holy Quran in accordance with the Shia Jaafery faith. The principle objective of the Charity are to arrange religious functions in the Islamic calender, provision of secular education, social & welfare of its members and establish capital projects to care for its needs.

Objects

TO ADVANCE ISLAM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE KHOJA INTERPRETATION OF THE SHIA ITHNA-ASHERI JAFFERI FAITH; ANDTO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN KHOJA SHIA ITHNA-ASHERI JAFFERI HERITAGE, HISTORY, CULTURE AND PRINCIPLES.

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

Causes: Education/training · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Birmingham, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Received the assets of KHOJA SHIA ITHNA-ASHERI MUSLIM COMMUNITY OF BIRMINGHAM (charity 510406) — merger registered 18/05/2022.
Source: Charity Commission register of merged charities (OGL v3.0).
Latest income
£3.0m
Latest spending
£2.1m
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an overall surplus for the year of £967,781, with total unrestricted funds standing at £12,215,856. The trustees consider the charity to be operating close to breakeven on an underlying basis, providing reassurance on short-term financial sustainability. The going concern basis of accounting is adopted with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately three months of unrestricted charitable expenditure approximately £370,000 (reserves figure: £12.2m)
“The trustees aim to maintain reserves in unrestricted funds at a level which equates to approximately three months of unrestricted charitable expenditure approximately £370,000.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees and close family members paid donations/dues to the charity.
“During the year the trustees and their close family members, paid donations and religious dues to the charity totalling £27,772” — page 32
“Organisations in which Trustees are also directors or trustees donated amounts totalling £104,527” — page 32
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Organisations where Trustees are directors/trustees donated to the charity.
“During the year the trustees and their close family members, paid donations and religious dues to the charity totalling £27,772” — page 32
“Organisations in which Trustees are also directors or trustees donated amounts totalling £104,527” — page 32
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Amounts due from World Federation (WF) to the charity.
“During the year the trustees and their close family members, paid donations and religious dues to the charity totalling £27,772” — page 32
“Organisations in which Trustees are also directors or trustees donated amounts totalling £104,527” — page 32
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Brian Paul Limited. 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Volunteers: 140
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Volunteers: 148
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Corporate structure

KHOJA SHIA ITHNA-ASHERI MUSLIM COMMUNITY (BAQUIR) LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Turnover: £703k
  • Profit before tax: £132k
  • Donated/gift-aided to the charity: £70k
  • Income from group undertakings: £70,000 (2025) / £75,000 (2024). Amounts owed by group undertakings: £154,322 (2025) / £183,172 (2024). Amounts owed to group undertakings: £158,697 (current) / £753,000 (non-current) in 2025.
“Income from group undertakings 70,000”
KHOJA SHIA ITHNA-ASHERI MUSLIM COMMUNITY (JAAFERY) LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Turnover: £133k
  • Profit before tax: £910
  • The company owes £154,322 to group undertakings (Note 9).

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Khoja Shia Ithna-Asheri Muslim Community Of Birmingham (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

13 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (12 freehold); recorded price paid £4.0m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£3.0m
Total spending
£2.1m
Cost of raising funds
£247k
Reserves (reported)
£3.1m
Employees
19

Reported reserves equal ~18.2 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (68% 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: 8.1% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.3%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Birmingham City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£3.0m£2.1m
31/12/2024£4.0m£2.2m
31/12/2023£3.2m£1.9m
31/12/2022£1.6m£1.5m
31/12/2021£1.1m£1.1m

Common questions

Is KHOJA SHIA ITHNA-ASHERI MUSLIM COMMUNITY OF BIRMINGHAM financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an overall surplus for the year of £967,781, with total unrestricted funds standing at £12,215,856. The trustees consider the charity to be operating close to breakeven on an underlying basis, providing reassurance on short-term financial sustainability. The going concern basis of accounting is adopted with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Brian Paul Limited.

Who funds KHOJA SHIA ITHNA-ASHERI MUSLIM COMMUNITY OF BIRMINGHAM?

Funders whose own accounts filings name KHOJA SHIA ITHNA-ASHERI MUSLIM COMMUNITY OF BIRMINGHAM as a grant recipient include THE LADY FATEMAH (A.S.) CHARITABLE TRUST, THE SANITA MERALI TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE LADY FATEMAH (A.S.) CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£341k
THE LADY FATEMAH (A.S.) CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£109k
THE LADY FATEMAH (A.S.) CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£69kHealthcare
THE SANITA MERALI TRUSTFY2021£11k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund04/01/2006£4kSenior Citizen's Group

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
THE IMAM HUSSEIN FOUNDATION1£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE KHOJA SHIA ITHNAASHERI MUSLIM COMMUNITY OF LONDON.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
KHOJA SHIA ITHNA-ASHERI MUSLIM COMMUNITY OF BIRMINGHAM£3.0m—0above—no doubt
THE KHOJA SHIA ITHNAASHERI MUSLIM COMMUNITY OF LONDON FY2023£7.2mOver £60,0001unclear—no doubt
MUSLIM KHOJA SHIA ITHNA-ASHERI COMMUNITY OF LEICESTER FY2024£1.0m—0above—no doubt
IMAMIA MISSION EAST LONDON UK LTD FY2025£60k—0unclear—no doubt
THE MUSLIM KHOJA SHIA ITHNA-ASHERI COMMUNITY OF PETERBOROUGH FY2025£535k—0above—no doubt
KHOJA SHIA ITHNA-ASHERI MUSLIM COMMUNITY (BAQUIR) LIMITED FY2025£703k—0within34.9%no doubt

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