BRITANNIA ISLAMIC CENTRE FOR EDUCATION AND WELFARE

Registered charity 1192090 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as B.I.C

Charitable activities for those who are in need

Objects

(1)To advance the religion of Islam, by means of, but not exclusively, promoting the teachings and tenets of Islam via the provision or assistance in the provision of facilities for Islamic worship and education, and the promotion of a better understanding among the wider public of the peaceful teachings of Islam, in accordance with the teachings of the Quran and Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad (Peace and Blessings be Upon Him) as interpreted by the Ahle Sunnah Wal Jamaah School of Thought;(2)To advance education for the benefit of the general public by means of, but not exclusively, the provision or the assistance in the provision of educational activities and facilities, such as a supplementary school and language classes for the benefit of said persons;(3)To advance in life and relieve needs of young people through:(a) The provision of recreational and leisure time activities provided in the interest of social welfare, designed to improve their conditions of life;(b) Providing support and activities which develop their skills, capacities and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as mature and responsible individuals;(4)To relieve financial hardship among poor people and other people in need by means of, but not exclusively, making grants or loans for providing or paying for items, equipment, services and facilities, including the provision of food, clean water, and clothing for the benefit of the said persons.

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

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Registered contact address: Leicester, East Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£48k
Latest spending
£48k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £207 for the year ended 30/04/2025, with total income of £48,333 and expenditure of £48,126. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £52,687 and restricted reserves of £23,792. The trustees' report indicates that the charity is actively delivering various charitable activities and maintaining sufficient funds to support future operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £1,000 in unrestricted reserves for governance and administration costs (reserves figure: £53k)
“The trustees have a policy to retain £1,000 in unrestricted reserves for governance and administration costs of the charity and remainder of the funds to be used for charitable activity in the future including the purchase of a property for charitable activity.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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 30/04/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 4 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 30/04/2023 (received 20/03/2024, 20 days after the 29/02/2024 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Britannia Islamic Centre for Education and Welfare (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/04/2025£48k£48k
30/04/2024£58k£35k
30/04/2023£60k£79k
30/04/2022£96k£4k

Common questions

Is BRITANNIA ISLAMIC CENTRE FOR EDUCATION AND WELFARE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £207 for the year ended 30/04/2025, with total income of £48,333 and expenditure of £48,126. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £52,687 and restricted reserves of £23,792. The trustees' report indicates that the charity is actively delivering various charitable activities and maintaining sufficient funds to support future operations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BRITANNIA ISLAMIC CENTRE FOR EDUCATION AND WELFARE£48k—0above—no doubt
ISLAMIC CENTRE FY2025£134k—0unclear—no doubt
ISLAMIC CENTRE OF ENGLAND LIMITED FY2025£700k—0unclear—no doubt
ISLAMIC CULTURAL CENTRE FY2025£328k—0unclear—no doubt
THE UNITED KINGDOM ISLAMIC MISSION FY2025£14.6mmore than £60,0001unclear—no doubt
BEDFORD ISLAMIC EDUCATION TRUST FY2025£183k—0unclear—no doubt

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