THE WORLD FEDERATION OF KHOJA SHIA ITHNA-ASHERI MUSLIM COMMUNITIES

Registered charity 282303 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · Wikidata: Q137607841

The World Federation of KSIMC provides these activities through its Regional Federations and partners based internationally In America, Europe, Africa, Pakistan, India and Australia.

Objects

1. TO PROMOTE THE SHIA ITHIA-ASHERI FAITH THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. 2. TO RELIEVE POVERTY AMONGST MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY 3. TO EDUCATE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CONSTITUTION)

Area of benefit: NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

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

Latest income
£19.4m
Latest spending
£17.3m
Registered
1982
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income increased to £19,395,958, with unrestricted free reserves of £2,991,812 held at year-end. This reserve level is explicitly noted as being in excess of the charity's stated policy target of three months' projected operating costs. The Trustees and Auditors both confirm the charity is a going concern with adequate resources to continue operational existence.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,000 - £70,000 — below the median for charities its size (£130k)
“In 2025 two employees earned between £60,000 and £70,000 (None in 2024)” — page 63
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 2
“In 2025 two employees earned between £60,000 and £70,000 (None in 2024)” — page 63
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months projected operating costs (reserves figure: £3.0m)
“the organisation aims to hold unrestricted reserves, excluding those tied up in tangible fixed assets, amounting to three months projected operating costs.” — page 44
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from trustees
“During the year donations from trustees totalled £12,578 (2024: £104,760).” — page 64
“Loans to charitable organisations includes an unsecured advance provided during the year to The Khoja Shia Ithnasheri Muslim Community of London, an associated organisation serving members of the community.” — page 66
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Loans to associated organisation
“During the year donations from trustees totalled £12,578 (2024: £104,760).” — page 64
“Loans to charitable organisations includes an unsecured advance provided during the year to The Khoja Shia Ithnasheri Muslim Community of London, an associated organisation serving members of the community.” — page 66
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: WF Digital Limited
“The Charity holds 100% of the issued share capital of WF Digital Limited, a company registered in England and Wales.” — page 65
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Price Bailey LLP. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

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 31/12/2025

  • Volunteers: 6
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 2 (£60,001–£70,000: 2)
  • Has a trading subsidiary
  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

  • Volunteers: 4
  • Has a trading subsidiary
  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

  • Volunteers: 5
  • Has a trading subsidiary
  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

Corporate structure

WF DIGITAL LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • 633288

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold); recorded price paid £328k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook (73,347 followers) · instagram (11K followers)

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

Total income
£19.4m
Total spending
£17.3m
Reserves (reported)
£3.0m
Employees
20

Reported reserves equal ~2.1 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (98% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.7%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Australia · Austria · Bangladesh · Bosnia And Herzegovina · Canada · Denmark · France · India · Iraq · Kenya · Lebanon · Nepal

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£19.4m£17.3m
31/12/2024£15.9m£15.4m
31/12/2023£14.8m£12.4m
31/12/2022£20.0m£14.9m
31/12/2021£12.9m£10.4m

Common questions

Is THE WORLD FEDERATION OF KHOJA SHIA ITHNA-ASHERI MUSLIM COMMUNITIES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income increased to £19,395,958, with unrestricted free reserves of £2,991,812 held at year-end. This reserve level is explicitly noted as being in excess of the charity's stated policy target of three months' projected operating costs. The Trustees and Auditors both confirm the charity is a going concern with adequate resources to continue operational existence. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Price Bailey LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE WORLD FEDERATION OF KHOJA SHIA ITHNA-ASHERI MUSLIM COMMUNITIES earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,000 - £70,000 band, and 2 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds THE WORLD FEDERATION OF KHOJA SHIA ITHNA-ASHERI MUSLIM COMMUNITIES?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE WORLD FEDERATION OF KHOJA SHIA ITHNA-ASHERI MUSLIM COMMUNITIES as a grant recipient include THE SANITA MERALI TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE SANITA MERALI TRUSTFY2024£33k

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 LADY FATEMAH (A.S.) CHARITABLE TRUST1£520k
THE IMAM HUSSEIN FOUNDATION1£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MUSLIM KHOJA SHIA ITHNA-ASHERI COMMUNITY OF LEICESTER.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE WORLD FEDERATION OF KHOJA SHIA ITHNA-ASHERI MUSLIM COMMUNITIES£19.4m£60,000 - £70,0002above—no doubt
MUSLIM KHOJA SHIA ITHNA-ASHERI COMMUNITY OF LEICESTER FY2024£1.0m—0above—no doubt
KHOJA SHIA ITHNA-ASHERI MUSLIM COMMUNITY (BAQUIR) LIMITED FY2025£703k—0within34.9%no doubt
KHOJA SHIA ITHNA-ASHERI MUSLIM COMMUNITY OF BIRMINGHAM FY2025£3.0m—0above—no doubt
THE KHOJA SHIA ITHNAASHERI MUSLIM COMMUNITY OF LONDON FY2023£7.2mOver £60,0001unclear—no doubt
THE KHOJA SHIA ITHNAASHERI MUSLIM COMMUNITY OF METRO LEEDS FY2025£174k—0unclear—no doubt

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