COLCHESTER ISLAMIC CULTURAL ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 293712 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provision of mosque and associated facilities for residents of Colchester and nearby towns/villages as well as visitors to this area, in addition to educational classes, events and meetings for general public.

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Latest income
£180k
Latest spending
£136k
Registered
1986
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total net assets increased from £801,093 to £845,381, driven by a net income of £44,288 against charitable expenditure of £136,183 and other income of £18,440. The charity holds unrestricted funds of £845,381 with no stated reserves policy target or pension deficits disclosed.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Colchester Islamic Cultural Association (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£180k£136k
31/07/2024£174k£97k
31/07/2023£166k£137k
31/07/2022£133k£55k
31/07/2021£137k£43k

Common questions

Is COLCHESTER ISLAMIC CULTURAL ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total net assets increased from £801,093 to £845,381, driven by a net income of £44,288 against charitable expenditure of £136,183 and other income of £18,440. The charity holds unrestricted funds of £845,381 with no stated reserves policy target or pension deficits disclosed. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England18/08/2025£14kMoveTogether

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
GIVE US A LIFT1£12k
THE HISCOX FOUNDATION1£10k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CHESTER SHAH JALAL JAME MOSQUE & ISLAMIC CENTRE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
COLCHESTER ISLAMIC CULTURAL ASSOCIATION£180k0unclearno doubt
CHESTER SHAH JALAL JAME MOSQUE & ISLAMIC CENTRE FY2024£164k0unclearno doubt
AL RISAALAH MOSQUE AND ISLINGTON ISLAMIC CENTRE FY2023£310k0unclearno doubt
COLCHESTER UNITED COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FY2024£1.4m0unclearno doubt
ISLAMIC CULTURAL AND WELFARE ASSOCIATION FY2025£470k0unclearno doubt
COLCHESTER HAS ACTIVE PROSTATE SUPPORT FY2024£200k0unclearno doubt

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