AMANAT CHARITY TRUST

Registered charity 1000851 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as UMMAH WELFARE TRUST · also registered in Scotland as SC043084 (OSCR)

To provide relief to victims of natural disasters and man made disasters worldwide regardless of colour, race ,ethnicity and to facilitate rehabilitation back into communities by providing sustainable aid concentrating on education and welfare projects

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£71.9m
Latest spending
£69.2m
Registered
1990
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of £2,573,784 for the year ended 30 November 2025, with total funds carried forward of £53,770,190. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis. Administration costs represented 6.2% of revenues, reflecting a commitment to keeping costs low consistent with its 100% donations policy.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Sumer Auditco Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

THE UMMAH SHOP LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • The company owes £187,872 to its parent, the Amanat Charity Trust, which is an unsecured intercompany loan.
AMANAT WAQF LTD — per its own Companies House accounts

    Property (HM Land Registry)

    1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold); recorded price paid £195k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

    Trustpilot: UWT scores 4.2/5 from 9 reviews (source) — reviews usually concern the charity’s shops or services, not its charitable performance.

    Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/11/2025)

    Total income
    £71.9m
    Total spending
    £69.2m
    Cost of raising funds
    £915k
    Reserves (reported)
    £30.7m
    Employees
    86

    Reported reserves equal ~5.3 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

    Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (96% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

    Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

    Register events

    Trustees · trustee networks

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

    Operates in: Afghanistan · Albania · Bangladesh · Bosnia And Herzegovina · Ethiopia · India · Iraq · Macedonia · Malawi · Mauritania · Morocco · Mozambique

    Income and spending

    Financial year endIncomeSpending
    30/11/2025£71.9m£69.2m
    30/11/2024£78.4m£59.1m
    30/11/2023£69.4m£59.8m
    30/11/2022£57.7m£61.0m
    30/11/2021£54.6m£51.0m

    Common questions

    Is AMANAT CHARITY TRUST financially healthy?

    Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of £2,573,784 for the year ended 30 November 2025, with total funds carried forward of £53,770,190. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis. Administration costs represented 6.2% of revenues, reflecting a commitment to keeping costs low consistent with its 100% donations policy. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sumer Auditco Limited.

    Who funds AMANAT CHARITY TRUST?

    Funders whose own accounts filings name AMANAT CHARITY TRUST as a grant recipient include BAIG WELFARE FOUNDATION, THE PWC FOUNDATION, GLOBAL REACH, Evelyn Partners Charitable Trust, ZOUQ FOUNDATION.

    Known funders

    Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

    FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
    BAIG WELFARE FOUNDATIONFY2025£20k
    THE PWC FOUNDATIONFY2023£15kenvironmental and other charitable activities
    BAIG WELFARE FOUNDATIONFY2023£15k
    THE PWC FOUNDATIONFY2022£8kother charitable activities
    GLOBAL REACHFY2024£5kPalestine relief
    GLOBAL REACHFY2025£300Palestine relief
    Evelyn Partners Charitable TrustFY2024£0Employee grant support programme
    ZOUQ FOUNDATIONFY2023—provide teachers suffering financial hardship in Ethiopia with a sustainable income from goat farming

    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.

    FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
    IHELP GLOBAL1£24k

    Charities like this

    Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BAITUL AMAN WELFARE TRUST.

    Side by side with its peers

    CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
    AMANAT CHARITY TRUST£71.9m—0unclear—no doubt
    BAITUL AMAN WELFARE TRUST FY2025£247k—0unclear—no doubt
    GLOBAL UMMAH TRUST FY2025£351k—0unclear—no doubt
    HAZRAT SULTAN BAHU TRUST (UK) FY2025£3.1m—0above—no doubt
    AMAN EDUCATION & MEDICAL WELFARE TRUST FY2025£200k—0unclear—no doubt
    DARUL AMAAN TRUST FY2024£212k—0above—no doubt

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