Inayatiyya UK

Registered charity 255354 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LONDON SUFI CENTRE, SUFI ORDER (UK), THE SUFI ORDER, THE SUFI ORDER (UK)

Provide a programme of spiritual training to bring about a deep personal transformation, culminating in a balanced, harmonious and creative life. Serve God and humanity by helping to relieve suffering, promoting understanding and acceptance among adherents of various faiths, and encouraging the unfoldment of universal loving kinship.

Objects

THE ORDER IS ESTABLISHED FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGION THROUGH (I) THE STUDY OF COMPARATIVE RELIGION FROM A STANDPOINT UNBAISED BY ANY PARTICULAR DOGMA OR CREED.(II) THE ORGANISATION AND PUBLICATION OF RESEARCH INTO THE LEARNING OF THE ESOTERIC AND MYSTICAL SCHOOLS ATTACHED TO THE WORLD RELIGIONS INCLUDING THAT OF THE SUFIS,(III) THE ESTABLISHMENT OF MUTUAL TOLERANCE UNDERSTANDING AND CO-OPERATION BETWEEN THE RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

Causes: Religious Activities · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Westminster, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£51k
Latest spending
£49k
Registered
1968
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £49,818, up from £48,693 in the previous year, while total income decreased significantly from £83,795 to £51,066. The trustees report a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient reserve to cover any losses incurred through the running of the retreats (reserves figure: £50k)
“The purpose of the Inayatiyya UK's reserves policy is to ensure that it is able to meet its contractual obligations and to finance new initiatives of the charity. The Trustees believe it is necessary to ensure a sufficient reserve to cover any losses incurred through the running of the retreats.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Rent paid to CCPE, a company where trustee Nigel Hamilton was a director until Sept 2024.
“Rent for the year of £1,050 (2024: NIL) was paid to the Centre for Counselling & Psychotherapy Education (CCPE). Nigel Hamilton, a trustee of The Inayatiyya UK, was also a director of this company until 14 September 2024.” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Rent paid to CCPE
“Rent for the year of £1,050 (2024: NIL) was paid to the Centre for Counselling & Psychotherapy Education (CCPE). Nigel Hamilton, a trustee of The Inayatiyya UK, was also a director of this company until 14 September 2024.” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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 31/05/2025

  • Volunteers: 25

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/05/2024

  • Volunteers: 25

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/05/2023

  • Volunteers: 3

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/05/2025£51k£49k
31/05/2024£84k£56k
31/05/2023£23k£22k
31/05/2022£27k£52k
31/05/2021£27k£28k

Common questions

Is Inayatiyya UK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £49,818, up from £48,693 in the previous year, while total income decreased significantly from £83,795 to £51,066. The trustees report a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. 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 REED FOUNDATION1£84k
THE IMAM HUSSEIN FOUNDATION1£1k
YESHURUN HEBREW CONGREGATION1£490

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE ITHACA TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Inayatiyya UK£51k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ITHACA TRUST FY2025£61k—0unclear—no doubt
THE LADY FATEMAH (A.S.) CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£4.1m—0below—no doubt
AR-RAHMANIYAH FOUNDATION FY2026£110k—0above—no doubt
ZAKARIYYA MASJID FY2025£340k——unclear—no doubt
THE I S A CHARITY FY2026£52k—0unclear—no doubt

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