AMANAT CHARITY TRUST

Registered charity 1000851 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · Wikidata: Q55740230 · 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

Objects

GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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

Registered contact address: Bolton, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

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.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/11/2025

  • Volunteers: 75
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/11/2024

  • Volunteers: 75
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/11/2023

  • Volunteers: 80
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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 (3.7%) (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, EPSOM AND EWELL ISLAMIC SOCIETY, Evelyn Partners Charitable Trust.

    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
    EPSOM AND EWELL ISLAMIC SOCIETYFY2021£500General Zakaat Donations
    GLOBAL REACHFY2025£300Palestine relief
    Evelyn Partners Charitable TrustFY2024amount not statedEmployee grant support programme
    ZOUQ FOUNDATIONFY2023amount not statedprovide teachers suffering financial hardship in Ethiopia with a sustainable income from goat farming

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    Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL CHARITY.

    Side by side with its peers

    CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
    AMANAT CHARITY TRUST£71.9m—0unclear—no doubt
    AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL CHARITY FY2025£5.7m—0unclear—no doubt
    AMAT UK FY2025£4.4m——unclear—no doubt
    AMT FOUNDATION LIMITED FY2025£152k—0unclear—no doubt
    AL AMAAN EDUCATION TRUST FY2025£127k—0above—no doubt
    BAITUL AMAN WELFARE TRUST FY2025£247k—0unclear—no doubt

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