SAVE THE MOTHERS TRUST (SMT)

Registered charity 1104771 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

INTERNATIONAL RELIEF ORGANISATION FUNDRAISING IN THE UK AND DISTRIBUTING THOSE FUNDS TO EDUCATIONAL AND HUMANITARIAN PROJECTS WORLDWIDE. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: RESPONDING TO EMERGENCIES,CARING FOR ORPHANS AND CHILDREN IN NEED, SUPPORTING EDUCATION, PROVIDING ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE AND WATER, PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOOD, CAMPAIGNING AND ADVOCACY ON HUMANITRIAN ISSUES AND MATERNITY HOSPITALS.

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

Latest income

£596k

Latest spending

£553k

Registered

2004

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held £20,000 in unrestricted reserves, which the trustees describe as a policy buffer to cover running costs during periods of low income or for emergency expenses. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would cause them to believe the accounts were not prepared in accordance with applicable regulations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £20,000 (held: £20k)

“The charity holds £20,000 in reserve in case of having a period of low income, which allows the charity to fundraise more income to cover running costs.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — SMT (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income

£596k

Total spending

£553k

Cost of raising funds

£46k

Reserves (reported)

£20k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~0.4 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (98% 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: 7.7% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Dr ZAROON HUSSAINchair
Ibrar Hussain
SHAKEEL AHMED

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

Operates in: Bangladesh · Bradford City · Central African Republic · Ivory Coast · Malawi · Mali · Oldham · Pakistan · Turkey · Uganda

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£596k	£553k
31/03/2024	£613k	£658k
31/03/2023	£851k	£764k
31/03/2022	£740k	£701k
31/03/2021	£661k	£574k

Common questions

Is SAVE THE MOTHERS TRUST (SMT) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held £20,000 in unrestricted reserves, which the trustees describe as a policy buffer to cover running costs during periods of low income or for emergency expenses. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would cause them to believe the accounts were not prepared in accordance with applicable regulations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
SAMJO LIMITED	1	£1.1m
ISSA FOUNDATION	1	£415k
MOLE CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£95k
THE REED FOUNDATION	1	£84k
BRUSHMILL LIMITED	1	£5k
THE IMAM HUSSEIN FOUNDATION	1	£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE HUMANITARIAN TRUST.

THE HUMANITARIAN TRUST income £240k
SHEMTOV CHARITABLE TRUST income £738k
INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN RELIEF income £406k
SAMR TRUST income £278k
THE LADY FATEMAH (A.S.) CHARITABLE TRUST income £4.1m
CAREDUCATION TRUST LTD income £133k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SAVE THE MOTHERS TRUST (SMT)	£596k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE HUMANITARIAN TRUST FY2025	£240k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SHEMTOV CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024	£738k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN RELIEF FY2024	£406k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SAMR TRUST FY2024	£278k	—	unclear	—	noted
THE LADY FATEMAH (A.S.) CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£4.1m	—	below	—	no doubt

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