AS-SUFFA TRUST

Registered charity 1106270 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL COURSES AT THE AS-SUFFA INSTITUTE AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES OFF SITEPROVIDE FOOD AND SHELTER TO HOMELESS PEOPLE IN THE UK.RUN OUTREACH PROJECTS, EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS, COMMUNITY BASED LECTURES.PROVIDE AID AND POVERTY RELIEF IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE WORLD.PROVIDES RELGIOUS SERVICES AND OUTREACH WORK ACTIVITIES TO ADVANCE RACIAL AND RELGIOUS HARMONY.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Accommodation/housing · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£3.5m
Latest spending
£3.3m
Registered
2004
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £3,711,059, which the trustees note is sufficient to meet approximately £600,000 in annual overheads for the next 12 months without further donations. The charity reported a net income of £192,431 for the year, resulting in a positive movement in funds.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of overheads (held: £3.7m)
“The Charity aims to keep enough reserves to meet at least 6 months of overheads.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Shareef. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — As-Suffa Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2025)

Total income
£3.5m
Total spending
£3.3m
Cost of raising funds
£107k
Reserves (reported)
£3.9m
Employees
48

Reported reserves equal ~14.3 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (85% 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: 3.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bangladesh · Lebanon · Pakistan · Sierra Leone · Spain · The Gambia · Throughout England And Wales · Zambia

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£3.5m£3.3m
30/09/2024£3.5m£4.0m
30/09/2023£3.3m£2.9m
30/09/2022£2.8m£1.8m
30/09/2021£1.8m£908k

Common questions

Is AS-SUFFA TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £3,711,059, which the trustees note is sufficient to meet approximately £600,000 in annual overheads for the next 12 months without further donations. The charity reported a net income of £192,431 for the year, resulting in a positive movement in funds. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Shareef.

Who funds AS-SUFFA TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name AS-SUFFA TRUST as a grant recipient include ZAIMAH.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
ZAIMAHFY2021£8k
ZAIMAHFY2022£5k

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 HAZRAT SULTAN BAHU TRUST (UK).

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
AS-SUFFA TRUST£3.5m—0above—no doubt
HAZRAT SULTAN BAHU TRUST (UK) FY2025£3.1m—0above—no doubt
Afro-Asia Welfare Trust FY2025£175k—0unclear—no doubt
SUFFAH ISLAMIC EDUCATIONAL AND COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2025£120k—0unclear—no doubt
AL-MUSTAFA COMMUNITY TRUST FY2026£129k—0below—no doubt
ELRAHMA CHARITY TRUST FY2024£798k—0unclear—no doubt

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