THE MUSLIM SHIA ITHNA-ASHERI JAMAAT OF ESSEX

Registered charity 299621 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To advance the Islamic Religion

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Latest income

£254k

Latest spending

£119k

Registered

1988

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds carried forward were £3,792,194, with unrestricted funds of £502,828 and restricted funds of £3,289,366. The charity reported a net income of £134,758 for the year, derived from donations and investment income, against total expenditure of £119,472. The trustees' report confirms the charity continued its activities without indicating any financial instability or going concern issues.

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 — Muslim Shia Ithna-Asheri Jamaat of Essex (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2021)

Total income

£1.0m

Total spending

£42k

Cost of raising funds

£20k

Reserves (reported)

£322k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~91.1 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

MOHAMED TAKI MERALI
Minaz Kapasi
Mohamed Fayyaz Haji · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/06/2025	£254k	£119k
30/06/2024	£220k	£89k
30/06/2023	£236k	£66k
30/06/2022	£312k	£53k
30/06/2021	£1.0m	£42k

Common questions

Is THE MUSLIM SHIA ITHNA-ASHERI JAMAAT OF ESSEX financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds carried forward were £3,792,194, with unrestricted funds of £502,828 and restricted funds of £3,289,366. The charity reported a net income of £134,758 for the year, derived from donations and investment income, against total expenditure of £119,472. The trustees' report confirms the charity continued its activities without indicating any financial instability or going concern issues. 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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
BEIS MENACHEM CHABAD LUBAVITCH	1	£102k
YESHIVAS LUBAVITCH MANCHESTER	1	£20k

Charities like this

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

MUSLIM KHOJA SHIA ITHNA-ASHERI COMMUNITY OF LEICESTER income £1.0m
AHLUL ISTIQAMAH TRUST UK income £160k
YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM income £834k
MANCHESTER ISLAMIC EDUCATIONAL TRUST LTD income £4.6m
THE ESSEX JAMME MASJID TRUST income £413k
KHARIS MINISTRIES income £2.6m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE MUSLIM SHIA ITHNA-ASHERI JAMAAT OF ESSEX	£254k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
MUSLIM KHOJA SHIA ITHNA-ASHERI COMMUNITY OF LEICESTER FY2024	£1.0m	—	0	above	—	no doubt
AHLUL ISTIQAMAH TRUST UK FY2024	£160k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM FY2025	£834k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
MANCHESTER ISLAMIC EDUCATIONAL TRUST LTD FY2024	£4.6m	—	—	above	—	noted
THE ESSEX JAMME MASJID TRUST FY2023	£413k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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