IRAQI WELFARE ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1058672 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Latest income
£96k
Latest spending
£162k
Registered
1996

We have not yet analysed this charity’s accounts. Register data shown below.

Charity Commission inquiry

The Charity Commission opened a statutory inquiry into the Iraqi Welfare Association due to high-risk fund handling, including the use of Hawala transfers and personal bank accounts, alongside failures to file accounts and adhere to governing documents. The inquiry is currently investigating trustee conduct, potential conflicts of interest, and whether funds were expended solely for charitable purposes.
The regulator also found the charity’s director was using his personal bank account to make payments on behalf of the charity.
Its engagement continued due to the charity’s failure to submit accounts for four consecutive years (FYE 2019, 2022, 2021 and 2022).
Per the Commission’s published report. Summary is automated; the official report is authoritative.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2024)

Total income
£676k
Total spending
£824k
Reserves (reported)
£135k
Employees
7

Reported reserves equal ~2.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Iraq · Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£96k£162k
31/07/2024£676k£824k
31/07/2023£793k£810k
31/07/2022£1.2m£1.1m
31/07/2021£995k£914k

Common questions

Who funds IRAQI WELFARE ASSOCIATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name IRAQI WELFARE ASSOCIATION as a grant recipient include WEMBLEY NATIONAL STADIUM TRUST, EDWARD HARVIST (ALSO KNOWN AS THE HARVIST ESTATE).

Known funders

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