CARDIFF · FINANCIAL
Zakat Help in Cardiff
Last updated 21 May 2026
Cardiff hosts one of Britain's oldest Muslim communities — Yemeni seafarers settled in Butetown from the 19th century — alongside more recent Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Somali and Welsh-convert households. This page connects Zakat seekers with helpers across all of these.
About Cardiff's Muslim community
Cardiff has around 27,000 Muslims (around 7% of the city, 2021 census) — Wales's largest Muslim community, with one of the UK's oldest established Yemeni populations.
Cardiff's Muslim community is one of Britain's oldest, with Yemeni seafarers settled in Butetown from the 19th century, and a more recent mix of Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Somali and Welsh-convert communities concentrated in Grangetown, Riverside and Cathays.
How Zakat Help UK works in Cardiff
Cardiff Zakat work is rooted in the South Wales Islamic Centre on Alice Street (one of the oldest mosques in Britain), with Dar ul-Isra and the Crwys Road mosques (Madinah, Shah Jalal) also running active welfare. The platform connects Cardiff households outside those direct mosque networks.
Local resources in Cardiff
South Wales Islamic Centre's welfare arm has decades of Zakat distribution experience. The Henna Foundation in Cardiff handles family and women-specific cases. Welsh Refugee Council and Oasis Cardiff handle refugee Muslim families overlapping with mosque support.
- Known mosques and centres: South Wales Islamic Centre (Alice Street); Dar ul-Isra Mosque (Cathays); Madinah Mosque (Crwys Road); Shah Jalal Mosque (Crwys Road)
- Muslim-served areas: Butetown (Tiger Bay), Grangetown, Riverside, Cathays, Roath
- Local council: Cardiff Council
- Community-relevant organisations: Cardiff Mosque welfare projects; Henna Foundation (Cardiff); Welsh Refugee Council; Oasis Cardiff (refugee support)
Read the UK-wide service overview
This page covers the zakat help uk situation in Cardiff specifically. The full UK-wide overview — eligibility, how the platform connects helpers, common questions — is on the canonical service page.
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