BLACKBURN U.K. TRUST

Registered charity 1105234 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Providing aid to the poor people across the globe. Providing and building worship places where needed.Providing aid to orphans, widows and old who have difficulties and are disabled.

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 · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£4.5m

Latest spending

£3.2m

Registered

2004

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £1,332,705 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income rising to £4,521,894 from £2,943,612 in the prior year. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves decreased slightly to £319,539 from £339,384, while restricted funds increased significantly to £1,661,018. The trustees maintain that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Fundraising cost ratio: 4.1% of fundraised income, as disclosed

“we received £4,521,844 (2024: £2,942,887) donations from the general public and the charity spent £2,945,529 (2024: £2,534,929) for various projects and charity activities. The support costs were £186,418 (2024: £144,266) in this year.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: a reasonable cash reserve should be always maintained to allow us to respond quickly to emergencies where immediate relief is needed (held: £320k)

“The trustees consider that, given the nature of our work; a reasonable cash reserve should be always maintained to allow us to respond quickly to emergencies where immediate relief is needed.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Xeinadin Audit Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Blackburn UK Trust (matched by registered charity number).

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

Total income

£4.5m

Total spending

£3.2m

Cost of raising funds

£57k

Reserves (reported)

£320k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~1.2 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

MOHAMED SALEH SULEMAN DHANCHORAchair
IQBAL OMARJI MASTER
Mohamed Faruk Patel
SULEMAN ADAM MAKDA

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

Operates in: Bangladesh · India · Indonesia · Jordan · Madagascar · Uganda

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£4.5m	£3.2m
31/03/2024	£2.9m	£2.7m
31/03/2023	£1.6m	£1.5m
31/03/2022	£1.3m	£1.2m
31/03/2021	£967k	£885k

Common questions

Is BLACKBURN U.K. TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £1,332,705 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income rising to £4,521,894 from £2,943,612 in the prior year. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves decreased slightly to £319,539 from £339,384, while restricted funds increased significantly to £1,661,018. The trustees maintain that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Xeinadin Audit Limited.

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
Brian Mercer Trust	2	£85k
THE JOHN BOOTH CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£200k
AGE UK	1	£122k
GAMBLEAWARE	1	£96k
BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE	1	£40k
CATHEDRAL MUSIC TRUST	1	£30k
THE BEATRICE LAING TRUST	1	£25k
THE BLACKBURN DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE LIMITED	1	£10k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN BLACKBURN.

CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN BLACKBURN income £1.7m
GLOBAL UMMAH TRUST income £351k
BLACKBURN FOODBANK income £959k
THE BLACKBURN DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE LIMITED income £15.9m
AGE UK BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN income £1.1m
BLACKBURN YMCA income £2.1m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BLACKBURN U.K. TRUST	£4.5m	—	0	unclear	4.1%	no doubt
CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN BLACKBURN FY2024	£1.7m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
GLOBAL UMMAH TRUST FY2025	£351k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BLACKBURN FOODBANK FY2025	£959k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE BLACKBURN DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE LIMITED FY2024	£15.9m	£70,001 - £80,000	2	above	—	no doubt
AGE UK BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN FY2025	£1.1m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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