--- title: "South Lakes Islamic Centre charity rating | CharityCompare" description: "Is South Lakes Islamic Centre a legitimate UK charity? Clarity Score 52/100. Accounts 2025: income £226k · cause-spend split not disclosed. Reg 1182304." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/south-lakes-islamic-centre retrieved: 2026-08-18T02:13:49.977Z license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Quick answer ## Is South Lakes Islamic Centre a good charity? South Lakes Islamic Centre scores 52/100 (2 stars, Poor) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2025 (£226k total income, cause-spend split not disclosed). This reflects financial transparency and stewardship on paper — not the real-world impact of its programmes. See the full breakdown. Lancaster · LA15 8JH | Reg [1182304](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/south-lakes-islamic-centre) | Registered charity | [Official website](https://www.slic.uk/) | [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1182304) Donate ## How can you give to SOUTH LAKES ISLAMIC CENTRE? You leave CharityCompare to complete a donation on the official SOUTH LAKES ISLAMIC CENTRE form. We do not process payments or take commission. Opens their official online donation form. [Donate](https://www.slic.uk/?utm_source=charitycompare&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=donate&utm_content=1182304) ## What does South Lakes Islamic Centre do? South Lakes Islamic Centre is a registered charity (no. 1182304) working in human rights in Lancaster · LA15 8JH. Its latest Charity Commission filing does not disclose a charitable-activities spend split in recent filings, though its recent accounts were filed late. Reported income changed sharply in 2023 (likely a merger, transfer or reporting change) — year-on-year trend labels are not meaningful across that step. CharityCompare's Clarity Score rates the organisation only from public Charity Commission accounts — accountability, financial health, efficiency and community support — not the quality or impact of its programmes. Summarised from public filings — South Lakes Islamic Centre hasn't added its own description yet. [Work here? Add it free →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=south-lakes-islamic-centre) **In short:** SOUTH LAKES ISLAMIC CENTRE scores 52 out of 100 (2 stars). Cause-spend split not disclosed in recent filings. Review the pillar breakdown below. ## What is South Lakes Islamic Centre? South Lakes Islamic Centre has a Clarity Score of 52 out of 100 on CharityCompare (2 stars, Poor). Charity Commission registration number 1182304. Status: Registered. Primary cause area: Human rights. Latest accounts year 2025: total income £226k, cause-spend split not disclosed in that filing. Accounts filing: late. 2 filing concern(s) noted on this profile. Scores are independent and based on official filings — not a donation recommendation. Data from [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/), last updated 17 July 2026. Overall score 52/100 2★ · Poor Cause spend N/D Not disclosed in filings Accountability 55/100 Finance beacon Income £226k Latest year 2025 Reserves — Months of running costs Accounts filing Late Check register Fundraising efficiency not stated · Overhead not disclosed · Website on register · Confidence: medium ## How does SOUTH LAKES ISLAMIC CENTRE compare? Clarity Score percentile against similar UK charities — the share of peers SOUTH LAKES ISLAMIC CENTRE scores higher than. Income band (£100k–£500k)11thpercentile **Scores higher than 11% of 972 charities in its income band** · 52/100 vs 70 peer average (marker). Human rights charities5thpercentile **Scores higher than 5% of 146 charities in this cause** · 52/100 vs 77 peer average (marker). ## How reliable is South Lakes Islamic Centre's data? Source Charity Commission (England & Wales) Accounts year 2025 Filing date 24 June 2026 Profile reviewed 17 July 2026 Medium confidence — some data missing or late Scores reflect the latest annual accounts on the register. Clarity Score measures how clearly the charity accounts for money in those filings — not programme impact. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources: [Charity Commission for England and Wales](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/), [Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator](https://www.oscr.org.uk/) and [Charity Commission for Northern Ireland](https://www.charitycommissionni.org.uk/). [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). ## What is South Lakes Islamic Centre's Beacon report? Detailed accountability and finance metrics from UK regulator filings — structured for transparency in our four-beacon report. ### Accountability & Transparency Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies. 55/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Filing history (5 years) 100% on-time over five years = 15 pts · one late filing = 5 pts · two or more = 0 pts. | 0% | 0/15 pts | | Trustee oversight Three or more trustees on the register = 15 pts, scaled down for fewer (governance red flag below three). | 100% | 3 trustees · 15/15 pts | | Declared policies Safeguarding (4) · conflict of interest (3) · volunteer management (3) — from Charity Commission annual return. | 70% | 7/10 pts | ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 50/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Reserves (months of cash) 3–24 months = full marks, tapering on both sides · 0 months or 4+ years (hoarding) = 0 pts. | 0% | Not stated · 0/15 pts | | Income stability / growth +20% or more over the window = 10 pts · flat = 5 pts · −20% or worse = 0 pts, scaled between. | 100% | 10/10 pts · 3-year average | | Liabilities to assets 0% liabilities-to-assets = 5 pts, scaling down to 0 pts at 60%+ debt. | 100% | 0% · 5/5 pts | ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 50/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Program expense ratio 90%+ on charitable activities = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 50% or below. | 0% | Not stated · 0/10 pts | | Fundraising efficiency ≤10p to raise £1 = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 40p or above (fundraising cost ÷ income). | 100% | 0p per £1 income · 10/10 pts (3-year average) | ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 50/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Volunteer-to-staff ratio Volunteers at 2x staff or more = full marks · no volunteers = 0 pts, scaled between. | 50% | 6 volunteers · 5/10 pts | [How we calculate beacon scores →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What is South Lakes Islamic Centre's Clarity Score? 52/100 total · Poor · 2 of 5 stars Four pillars (40 + 30 + 20 + 10 points) from Charity Commission filings — see methodology for full weightings. 55/100 Accountability & Transparency 50/100 Financial Health 50/100 Financial Efficiency 50/100 Community Support ### Accountability & Transparency Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies. 55/100 Filing history (5 years)0/15 pts Trustee oversight3 trustees · 15/15 pts Declared policies7/10 pts ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 50/100 Reserves (months of cash)Not stated · 0/15 pts Income stability / growth10/10 pts · 3-year average Liabilities to assets0% · 5/5 pts ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 50/100 Program expense ratioNot stated · 0/10 pts Fundraising efficiency0p per £1 income · 10/10 pts (3-year average) ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 50/100 Volunteer-to-staff ratio6 volunteers · 5/10 pts ## How much does South Lakes Islamic Centre raise and spend? Latest filed year 2025 · Source: Charity Commission filings | Category | Amount | % of spend | | --- | --- | --- | | Total income | £226k | — | | Total expenditure | £14k | — | | Charitable activities | Not disclosed | — | ## Where does the money go? Latest accounts (2025) · £14k spent. Not disclosed in this filing — the Charity Commission return omits the charitable-activities split. ## What trust indicators does South Lakes Islamic Centre have? Pulled from the Charity Commission register — filing behaviour, board size, and workforce where reported. - — Accounts filed on time Filing status: late - ✓ Trustee board size (3–12) 3 trustees on the Charity Commission register Fundraising Regulator Status not yet checked Separate from our financial scores — shows whether the charity follows the Code of Fundraising Practice. [Check Fundraising Regulator →](https://www.fundraisingregulator.org.uk/members/) Official register Reg 1182304 Full trustee list, accounts, and regulatory history on the Charity Commission. [View on Charity Commission →](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1182304) ### Trustees & officers - Dr GHULAM JEELANI since 2018 - Dr FARHAN AMIN since 2018 - Dr ANAS OLABI since 2018 100 How we score charities +The Clarity Score is a 100-point rating from UK regulator filings (Charity Commission for England and Wales, OSCR and CCNI). Four pillars — Accountability & Transparency (40), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10) — each scored on a continuous scale, not pass/fail cutoffs. A statutory inquiry sets the score to 0 automatically. [Full methodology →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) Accountability & Transparency Scored from filings 40 points — filing history (15), trustee oversight (15, scaling up to a board of three or more), declared policies (10). Financial Health Scored from filings 30 points — reserves (15, full marks 3–24 months, tapering on both sides), income stability (10), liabilities to assets (5, scaling down as debt rises). Financial Efficiency Scored from filings 20 points — program expense ratio and fundraising cost, each on a graduated scale (not a single cutoff). Kept at 20% of the total: financial-ratio scoring alone is not a reliable effectiveness signal (see "why not just an overhead ratio?" below). Community Support Scored from filings 10 points — volunteer-to-staff ratio from Charity Commission workforce data, scaling continuously up to a 2:1 ratio. Overall score Sum of all pillar points. Display stars use the same bands as the labels: 90–100 → 5★ Exceptional; 75–89 → 4★ Good; 60–74 → 3★ Needs improvement; 1–59 → 2★ Poor; 0 → not rated. ## How have South Lakes Islamic Centre's finances changed over five years? - Income - Spending - Cause spend Values in £ thousands · Cause spend plotted only when the filing discloses a split · Source: Charity Commission accounts ## What are the key facts about South Lakes Islamic Centre? Overall score 52/100 (2★) Income £226k Cause spend Not disclosed Reg number 1182304 Scope Local (lancaster) Reserves — Trustees 3 Accounts year 2025 Filing late ## How does SOUTH LAKES ISLAMIC CENTRE compare, and where else can you look? [Compare SOUTH LAKES ISLAMIC CENTRE with others](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/compare-charities?ids=south-lakes-islamic-centre) [More human rights charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/human-rights) [How we score charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ### Where SOUTH LAKES ISLAMIC CENTRE sits The causes this charity is classified under, and other charities working nearby. - [human rights charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/human-rights) - [community charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/community) - [children charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/children) - [elderly charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/elderly) - [Charities in Lancaster](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/cities/lancaster) ### Similar human rights charities Top-rated peers by CharityCompare score - [CENTRE FOR WOMEN'S JUSTICE](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/centre-for-women-s-justice) 99/100 · £987k - [THE 93 PERCENT CLUB FOUNDATION](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-93-percent-club-foundation) 97/100 · £773k - [THE MOTHERHOOD PLAN](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-motherhood-plan) 97/100 · £764k - [LGB ALLIANCE](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/lgb-alliance) 97/100 · £551k ## How can you share South Lakes Islamic Centre's rating? 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That reflects how transparent and financially healthy it looks on paper — it does not measure the real-world impact of its work, so treat it as one factor alongside the cause you care about. CharityCompare never tells you where to donate. Is South Lakes Islamic Centre a legitimate charity? + Yes — South Lakes Islamic Centre is a legitimate registered charity (charity number 1182304). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1182304. Registration proves status; Clarity Score then summarises filing transparency on paper, not programme impact. What is South Lakes Islamic Centre's charity number? + South Lakes Islamic Centre's charity number is 1182304. Check that number on the official register (Charity Commission, OSCR or CCNI) or this CharityCompare profile before you donate — scammers sometimes reuse real numbers on fake appeals. What is South Lakes Islamic Centre's charity rating? + South Lakes Islamic Centre scores 52 out of 100 on CharityCompare (2 stars — Poor). The Clarity Score V1 sums four pillars from UK regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 pts), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10). Stars use the same bands as those labels — 90+ is 5★ Exceptional. It is not an impact ranking. Does South Lakes Islamic Centre have reviews and complaints? + CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for South Lakes Islamic Centre. Instead you get a filing-based Clarity Score, cause spend, reserves and red flags such as late accounts (2 filing concern(s) noted on this profile). For formal complaints about a charity, contact the Charity Commission, OSCR, CCNI or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate. How much of my donation reaches South Lakes Islamic Centre? + South Lakes Islamic Centre does not disclose a charitable-activities spend split in its recent UK regulator filings, so there is no official figure for how much of a donation reaches the cause. CharityCompare reports this as "not disclosed" rather than assuming a number. What are South Lakes Islamic Centre's overheads? + South Lakes Islamic Centre's recent UK regulator filings do not disclose a fundraising or governance cost split, so no official overhead percentage is available. The filings CharityCompare uses do not publish CEO or senior-staff pay, so we cannot say what South Lakes Islamic Centre's chief executive is paid — where disclosure rules apply, senior pay appears in the trustees' annual report on the Charity Commission register. How much income does South Lakes Islamic Centre receive? + South Lakes Islamic Centre reported £226k total income in its 2025 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: restructured. Are South Lakes Islamic Centre's accounts up to date? + Filing status: late (last filing 2026-06-24). CharityCompare flags late or missing accounts separately from the financial score. Where is South Lakes Islamic Centre based? + South Lakes Islamic Centre is listed at Lancaster · LA15 8JH, focused on human rights. How does CharityCompare score South Lakes Islamic Centre? + We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in South Lakes Islamic Centre's regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 points — filing history, trustees, policies), Financial Health (30 — reserves, income trend, debt), Financial Efficiency (20 — cause spend and fundraising cost, on a graduated scale) and Community Support (10 — volunteer-to-staff ratio). An open statutory inquiry scores 0. The score measures reporting on paper, not programme impact. CharityCompare is free for donors, takes no commission on donations, and scores cannot be bought. How often is this page updated? + This profile was last updated on 17 July 2026 from the latest UK regulator data available to CharityCompare, and South Lakes Islamic Centre's most recent accounts cover 2025. Scores and figures refresh whenever we re-ingest the register, so the page reflects our latest data pull rather than a one-off review.