THE OXFORD CENTRE FOR ISLAMIC STUDIES
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that total consolidated funds decreased slightly from £217.5m to £215.6m, with unrestricted funds in surplus at £3.9m. However, the trustees note that free reserves in the general fund are approximately £700k, which is below their stated policy target of nine months' expenditure (c. £3.8m), and that further substantial funds will need to be raised in the future to attain a sufficient free reserves position.
What the accounts disclose
“leaving c£700k as free reserves in the general fund at the year-end date. The Trustees aim to maintain reserves of not more than nine months expenditure c £3.8m. The trustees remain mindful that further substantial funds will therefore need to be raised in the future to attain sufficient free reserves and operating surplus position in the general fund.”
“The Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies owns four subsidiary companies namely Oxcis Limited, Oxford Endeavours Limited, Oxford Real Estate Limited and Oxford Islamic Finance Limited.” — page 6
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (01/08/2024)
Trustees
- Dr Catherine Swales
- HE Sheikh Dr Meshaal Jaber Al Sabah
- HE Sheikha Hind bint Hamad Al Thani
- HH DR SHAIKH MOHAMMED SABAH AL-SALEM AL-SABAH
- HRH Faisal bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
- HRH PRINCE TURKI AL-FAISAL BIN ABDUL AZI
- His Eminence Muhammad Sa'ad Abubakar
- KHALID AHMAD YOUSUF ALIREZA
- PRESIDENT ABDULLAH GUL
- RT HON DOMINIC GRIEVE QC MP
- Robert Hannigan
- Sir Martin Donnelly KCB, CMG
- Sultan RAJA DR NAZRIN SHAH PHD
- Tan Sri Zarinah Anwar
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £6.0m | £8.1m |
| 31/03/2024 | £4.1m | £6.4m |
| 31/03/2023 | £4.8m | £7.6m |
| 31/03/2022 | £5.3m | £5.1m |
| 31/03/2021 | £8.6m | £4.6m |
Common questions
Is THE OXFORD CENTRE FOR ISLAMIC STUDIES financially healthy?
The accounts state that total consolidated funds decreased slightly from £217.5m to £215.6m, with unrestricted funds in surplus at £3.9m. However, the trustees note that free reserves in the general fund are approximately £700k, which is below their stated policy target of nine months' expenditure (c. £3.8m), and that further substantial funds will need to be raised in the future to attain a sufficient free reserves position. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Wenn Townsend.