AL-MA'RIFAH ACADEMY

Registered charity 1195480 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

ISLAMIC ACTIVITIES

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE RELIGION OF ISLAM, BY MEANS OF, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, ASSISTANCE IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR ISLAMIC WORSHIP AND EDUCATION, 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.

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
£85k
Latest spending
£83k
Registered
2021
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity had a net surplus of £2,390 for the year ended 31st August 2025, compared to a surplus of £26,181 in the prior year. Total unrestricted funds carried forward were £412,456, indicating stable financial reserves. The trustees report that the organisation is well-run with overall surplus funds.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and legacies (64% of income)
“Donations and legacies 57,379”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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 31/08/2025

  • Volunteers: 4

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024

  • Volunteers: 6

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2023

  • Volunteers: 6
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £275k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£85k£83k
31/08/2024£91k£65k
31/08/2023£70k£38k
31/08/2022£363k£11k

Common questions

Is AL-MA'RIFAH ACADEMY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity had a net surplus of £2,390 for the year ended 31st August 2025, compared to a surplus of £26,181 in the prior year. Total unrestricted funds carried forward were £412,456, indicating stable financial reserves. The trustees report that the organisation is well-run with overall surplus funds. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with KHIDMAH ACADEMY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
AL-MA'RIFAH ACADEMY£85k—0unclear—no doubt
KHIDMAH ACADEMY FY2025£127k—0unclear—no doubt
MASJID ALI CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£324k——above—no doubt
MADINA-TUL-ULOOM AL ISLAMIYA FY2025£1.1m—0unclear—no doubt
AL-MAHDI ASSOCIATION FY2025£59k—0unclear—no doubt
ANJUMAN-E-HUSAINIYAH FY2025£195k—0unclear—no doubt

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