What Muslim Charities Forum does

Muslim Charities Forum (MCF) is a UK-registered charity (Charity Number 1166149) headquartered at 6 Whitehorse Mews, 37 Westminster Bridge Road, London, that operates as the dedicated infrastructure body for British Muslim-led charities. The organisation functions as a membership-based network delivering sector coordination, advocacy, capacity building, and resources to Muslim-led civil society organisations operating across domestic and international humanitarian and social action contexts. Its service portfolio is broad for a body of its type: a Charity Resources Hub (guidance documents, humanitarian briefings, influencer compliance), a Grant Funding Programme, the Muslim Charities Directory, a Charity Job Board, working groups including the MCF Women's Network and a Sustainability and Climate programme, a new Youth, Education and Positive Futures Group, the annual Muslim Charities Convention, and The Forum journal (currently in its seventh issue).

Underlying the services is a conventional nonprofit technology stack rather than proprietary IP. MCF operates on Salesforce for aid and member relationship management, uses Mailchimp for its monthly newsletter distributed to members and supporters, and accepts public donations through the JustGiving platform. The website (muslimcharitiesforum.org.uk) serves as the primary content and member-access portal. No proprietary software, patents, or AI/ML capabilities are disclosed.

MCF's business model is donation- and grant-funded rather than transactionally priced. Membership pricing is not publicly disclosed; revenue is generated through public donations via JustGiving and likely charitable grants from institutional funders supporting its infrastructure-body role. Its go-to-market is community-led, reaching members and supporters through advocacy initiatives, the monthly newsletter, website content, social media, the Muslim Charities Convention, periodic masterclasses (e.g., Advocacy Masterclass, Zakat excellence training), and partnerships such as A Million Acts of Hope. The organisation plays an active public role on regulatory matters affecting the charity sector, including co-signing a joint letter to Secretary of State Lisa Nandy on proposed Charity Commission powers and issuing public statements on anti-Muslim and antisemitic incidents in the UK.

Name

Muslim Charities Forum

Legal name

Muslim Charities Forum

Website

https://muslimcharitiesforum.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Muslim Charities Forum (MCF) is a UK-registered charity that operates as the infrastructure body for British Muslim-led charities, delivering membership services, advocacy, training, grant funding access, a charity directory, job board, and The Forum journal.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Charity Sector Infrastructure

NAICS

Grantmaking and Giving Services (8132), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Grantmaking Foundations (813211)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Charities & Grantmaking Intermediaries (BPAGAKAE)

Keywords

• Charity sector networking
• Membership infrastructure body
• Grant funding programmes
• Nonprofit advocacy training
• Muslim-led charities UK

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Funding: MCF generates revenue through public donations via JustGiving platform and likely charitable grants from institutional funders. As a registered charity (Number 1166149), the organization relies on philanthropic support to fund its infrastructure body operations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Muslim Charities Forum (MCF) is a UK-based infrastructure body and membership network for British Muslim-led charities. It provides sector coordination, advocacy representation, grant funding access, training and events, a searchable directory of Muslim-led charities, a job board, and a journal publication supporting the day-to-day operations, capacity building, and collective voice of its member charities.

Product overview

Muslim Charities Forum (MCF) is a UK-based network and infrastructure body for Muslim-led charities. The organization operates as a unified platform offering multiple interconnected services including a comprehensive resource hub with guidance documents and humanitarian briefings, grant funding access, professional development programmes (Advocacy Masterclass, Zakat excellence training), working groups (MCF Women's Network, Sustainability and Climate, Youth Education and Positive Futures), a searchable Muslim Charities Directory, a sector-wide job board, and The Forum journal. These offerings are integrated under a membership model that provides British Muslim-led charities with advocacy support, networking opportunities, capacity building, and collective representation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Charity Resources Hub A comprehensive resource centre providing guidance documents, humanitarian crisis briefings, and best-practice guides for Muslim-led charities operating in the UK and internationally.
• Grant Funding Programme Grant funding opportunities and support that help member charities access financial resources for their charitable activities.
• Muslim Charities Directory A searchable online directory of Muslim-led charities that enables users and partner organisations to find and connect with charities across the UK.
• Charity Job Board A recruitment platform listing vacancies from across the Muslim charity sector, including roles at MCF member organisations such as READ Foundation and Ummah Welfare Trust.
• The Forum Journal MCF's journal for the British Muslim-led charity sector, currently in its seventh issue, covering UK grassroots delivery and social action.
• Muslim Charities Convention MCF's annual full-day convention bringing together Muslim-led organisations for networking, learning, and sector development.
• MCF Women's Network A dedicated programme supporting and connecting women within the Muslim-led charity sector.
• Sustainability and Climate Programme A programme addressing environmental sustainability and climate action within the Muslim charity sector.
• Youth, Education and Positive Futures Group A new civil society working group bringing together organisations to collaborate and build for the next generation.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• A Million Acts of HopecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 April 2026MCF is a partner with A Million Acts of Hope, a national initiative bringing communities together around a shared commitment to social cohesion. This partnership positions MCF as a key civil society collaborator in promoting community unity and social cohesion across the UK.
• JustGivingminorOthersMCF accepts donations through the JustGiving platform, providing a trusted third-party mechanism for public charitable contributions to support the organization's work as an infrastructure body for British Muslim-led charities.
• Civil Society Leaders CoalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMCF joined 18 civil society leaders in writing a joint letter to Secretary of State Lisa Nandy expressing concerns about proposed increases in charity regulatory powers. This coalition represents collective advocacy efforts on matters affecting the broader charity sector.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• UK Community Foundations: UK network of community foundations distributing grants and coordinating local philanthropy. Comparable to MCF as a federated giving intermediary with grantmaking infrastructure and member support services.
• Association of Charitable Foundations: UK membership body for grantmaking foundations and charities that distribute funds. Comparable to MCF's grant funding programme, advocacy on charity regulation, and member convening model.
• ACEVO: UK membership network for charity and voluntary sector chief executives. Comparable to MCF as a membership-based infrastructure body offering networking, advocacy, and professional development to charity leaders.
• Small Charities Coalition: UK membership body supporting small charities with resources, training, and advocacy. Comparable to MCF's member services, training workshops, and resource hub offerings for a defined sub-segment of the charity sector.
• Bond: UK membership body for international development and humanitarian NGOs. Directly comparable to MCF's membership, advocacy, and sector-coordination model, with overlapping international humanitarian briefing activity.

Emerging players

• Faiths Forum for London: London-based interfaith organisation convening faith communities for social cohesion. Comparable to MCF through its A Million Acts of Hope partnership focus and faith-based civil society convening role.
• Inter Faith Network for the UK: UK umbrella linking national faith communities and their representative bodies. Comparable to MCF's faith-specific coordination and coalition advocacy role, though operating across multiple faith traditions.

Broad incumbents

• NCVO (National Council for Voluntary Organisations): UK-wide umbrella body for voluntary and community organisations. Comparable to MCF as an infrastructure/advocacy body for charities, but operating across the entire voluntary sector rather than a specific faith/identity segment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/muslimcharities
• Facebookfacebook.com/muslimcharities

Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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