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Halal Stocks in UK: Your Ultimate Guide to Shariah Compliant Investments in 2023

Halal Stocks in UK Market as on 30th November 2023

United Kingdom is a center of Shariah Compliant Products and Islamic Finance for the Western World.

Many users of Islamicly App from UK have requested us to write a comprehensive blog that would elaborate how to find Shariah compliant equities in United Kingdom.

We accepted Islamicly Users’ request and bring you this comprehensive blog today that would examine Shariah investing and many aspects of Halal Investments happening in UK.

Retail Investors who wish their investments to be Shariah compliant, face various issues and are usually clueless about how to get a list of stocks complying with Islamic principles.

No worries! In this blog we are going to disclose from where and how you can get such a list of Shariah compliant stocks in England in a hassle free manner. We hope this article will address all your concerns of Shariah compliant investing in Shariah equities on London Stock Exchange (LSE).

Investing in equities is considered a Shariah compliant activity by Islamic scholars. You can read more about this in our blog Is it halal for Muslims to Invest in Shares listed on Stock Markets?

Shariah investment guidelines do not allow Muslim and Islamic investors to trade in shares and stocks of companies which are involved in such businesses and earn more than 5% of their income from prohibited business activities like selling Alcohol, Tobacco, Pork products, gambling, pornography, interest based financial services, Un-Islamic advertising, Media and Entertainment which is opposed to Islamic principles as well as trading in gold and silver on a deferred basis.

Once you identify such stocks that do not cross the 5% non-permissible income limits as mentioned above, you need to see whether these companies also pass the Shariah Financial Screening threshold as mentioned below:

i- Cash Compliance Ratio
(Cash + Interest Bearing Securities) / Market value of Equity (36 month average) < 33%

ii- Receivable Compliance Ratio
Accounts Receivables / Market value of Equity (36 month average) < 49 %

iii- Debt Compliance Ratio
Debt / Market Value of Equity (36 month average) < 33 %

If yes, then you are good to go and invest in that company.

Are you worried that how could you perform such complicated analysis and filter Shariah screened stocks for your investments?

Furthermore, how do you monitor the Shariah compliance status of your investments on an ongoing basis as Shariah compliance of stocks is dynamic and not static?

We understand your concerns and would love to inform you that you really do not need to undergo this painful and complicated exercise. We have already done this for you!

Just read this blog till the end and decode the secret to investing in Shariah compliant equities in United Kingdom with ease.

List of top 10 Companies in UK by Market Capitalization and their Shariah Compliance status

(as on 30th November 2023)

CompanyMarket Cap.ComplianceCompliance Risk Factor
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd$371.21BHalalLow (Not Likely to turn Non Compliant)
PepsiCo, Inc.$231.62BHalalLow (Not Likely to turn Non Compliant)
Shell PLC$222.67BNot HalalLow (Not Likely to turn Compliant)
HSBC Holdings plc$162.42BNot HalalLow (Not Likely to turn Non Compliant)
Rio Tinto plc$131BHalalLow (Not Likely to turn Non Compliant)
Unilever plc$128.76BHalalLow (Not Likely to turn Non Compliant)
BP plc$107.05BNot HalalLow (Not Likely to turn Compliant)
Diageo plc$88.09BNot HalalLow (Not Likely to turn Compliant)
Relx PLC$80.54BHalalLow (Not Likely to turn Non Compliant)
Equinix Inc$76BHalalLow (Not Likely to turn Non Compliant)

How many Halal (Shariah Compliant) Stocks are there in the United States?

As mentioned earlier, stocks are considered to be Shariah compliant if they pass the business sector check as well as the financial accounting ratios. Only such stocks are permissible for investments as per the Shariah guidelines.

Please have a look at the detailed guidelines on what is Shariah Screening?

Have you ever thought, how many stocks would be Halal for investment in the United Kingdom?

The result we are going to display here will surprise you as a whopping 50.32% of stocks on the UK capital markets are Shariah compliant!

Yes, you read that correct! There are about 600+ stocks which are Shariah Compliant in the UK. Just have a look at the below pie chart.

Shariah Compliant Stocks in United Kingdom

Being a Shariah sensitive investor, 600+ Shariah compliant equities from a developed market, should give you a decent pool of stock options for you to trade in. The number of Shariah compliant stocks listed on London Stock exchange are estimated to be on rise in the near future too.

Shariah Compliance of various business sectors in UK.

Listed Companies in the UK can be classified into 14 business sectors, broadly. Sector wise Shariah compliance of companies listed in the UK can be seen below:

Shariah Compliant Stocks in UK based on Sector Wise

(as on 30th November 2023)

Sector wise Shariah Compliant stocks in United Kingdom This is worth mentioning that we have conducted a comprehensive research on stocks associated with different sector and the below are amazing results for sector wise Shariah compliant stocks in UK.

SectorCompliantNot CompliantGrand Total
Basic Materials11941160
Business Services011
Capital Goods613899
Consumer Cyclical141529
Consumer/Non-Cyclical252348
Energy6337100
Financial44192236
Healthcare721385
Investment Services101
Metal Mining101
Services87177264
Technology12835163
Transportation23335
Utilities61016
Grand Total6236151238

Capital Market in London

London Stock Exchange is a very popular stock exchange in the world as well as the leading capital market in Europe.

The LSE has a long history going back to the Royal Exchange connecting its dots to the coffee houses.

The London Stock Exchange is very prestigious and the oldest stock exchange in the world with modern trading infrastructure where everything is digitized and automated.

This stock exchange is also very famous for supplying high-quality prices, news and other information to the financial groups, not only in the UK but across the globe.

London Stock Exchange and Islamic Financial products

LSE is a leading exchange in the west having various Islamic products listed. It has Sukuks, Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), FTSE Shariah Global Index, Russel Global Indices.

LSE encourages Shariah sensitive investors to invest and fund Shariah Compliant Instruments. In addition, it favors and promotes Islamic financial instruments to grow in the region. This is the reason, London is known as a Hub of Islamic Finance.

Islamic Banks in UK

As the capital market in UK is Shariah friendly and allows Islamic Banking, there are various Banks operating as Full Fledged Islamic Banks in the UK. A few of them are numerated below:

List of Islamic Banks operating in United Kingdom

1- Islamic Bank of Britain

2- Qatar Islamic Bank – QIB UK

3- European Islamic Investment Bank (EIIB)

4- Halal Mortgages

About United Kingdom

United Kingdom is a great and beautiful country that has 68 million residents of which about 3 million are Muslims. The country is honored with around 2000 mosques and one of the biggest mosques is Baitul Futuh Mosque. The London Central Mosque is a prominent Islamic landmark in the UK. Islam is the second largest religion in the UK.

According to Wikipedia , London – the capital of UK is positioned as one of the world’s most powerful, most visited and most influential, most expensive, most investment friendly and most popular cities.

How can Islamicly help you in finding Shariah compliant stocks in UK?

In United Kingdom, retail Islamic investors had very minimal choices to access a list of Shariah Compliant stocks. There are a few firms providing such a service but they served only institutions not individuals. Being an individual investor, are you worried how to find whether your stocks are Shariah Compliant or not?

No worries now!!

Islamicly App UK based Shariah compliant investors well-researched, accurate and Shariah Scholars certified, information as to which stocks listed in the UK are Shariah compliant. What you need to do is just download the app on your smart phone and explore the Shariah status of stocks in the UK in a simple way. You can also enjoy the web version of Islamicly App to increase your comfort level on a big screen Isn’t it amazing?

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