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ISLAMIC TEXTS SOCIETY

Registered charity 283832 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The publication of academic and general interest works on Islam.

Objects

(A) ADVANCING THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ISLAMIC AND MUSLIM RELIGION AND CULTURES BY MEANS OF THE PUBLICATION AND SALE OF ORIGINAL ISLAMIC TEXTS OR BY SUCH OTHER MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE FORM TIME TO TIME. (B) THE GENERAL PURPOSES OF SUCH CHARITABLE BODIES OR FOR SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS SHALL BE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.

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.

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Latest income
£204k
Latest spending
£244k
Registered
1982
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted free reserves of £118,067 are in excess of the stated policy target of approximately three months' unrestricted expenditure (£60,521). However, the charity reported a net movement in funds of a loss of £40,579 for the year, driven by a decrease in publication sales and total expenditure exceeding income.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months unrestricted expenditure (£60,521) (held: £118k)
“It is therefore the policy of the Trust to maintain unrestricted funds (excluding fixed assets), which are the free reserves of the Society, at a level which equates to approximately three months unrestricted expenditure (£60,521)”
Per its FY2026 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.

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£204k£244k
31/03/2025£226k£261k
31/03/2024£240k£255k
31/03/2023£305k£263k
31/03/2022£220k£193k

Common questions

Is ISLAMIC TEXTS SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted free reserves of £118,067 are in excess of the stated policy target of approximately three months' unrestricted expenditure (£60,521). However, the charity reported a net movement in funds of a loss of £40,579 for the year, driven by a decrease in publication sales and total expenditure exceeding income. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with AL-JALAL ISLAMIC SOCIETY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ISLAMIC TEXTS SOCIETY£204k——above—no doubt
AL-JALAL ISLAMIC SOCIETY FY2025£125k—0unclear—no doubt
ANJUMAN-E-ISHA-AT-E-ISLAM FY2024£373k—0below—no doubt
THE ISLAMIC DIVERSITY CENTRE FY2025£385k—0unclear—no doubt
SALAFI BOOKSTORE AND ISLAMIC CENTRE FY2025£1.2m—0above—no doubt
UNITED KINGDOM TURKISH ISLAMIC ASSOCIATION FY2025£292k—0unclear—no doubt

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