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AL-KHAIR FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1126808 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AL- KHAIR FOUNDATION · also registered in Scotland as SC042234 (OSCR)

The main objectives are to advance the education of young people and adults in the UK and implement charitable projects in key countries improving the quality of life and sustainability.

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

Latest income
£74.8m
Latest spending
£69.5m
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income increased by 23% to £74.8 million, resulting in a net surplus of £5.3 million for the year. The charity holds total reserves of £18.9 million, with free unrestricted reserves of £6.6 million, which the trustees confirm exceed the stated policy target of £3.5 million. The trustees report confidence in the charity's ability to continue as a going concern with adequate resources to meet future obligations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £57,624 — below the median for charities its size (£130k)
“The highest paid individual in the organisation is the Executive Chairman who was paid £57,624” — page 72
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: Voluntary donations (82% of income)
“Voluntary donations, which remain the Charity’s principal source of income, rose by 21%, from £50.6 million in 2024 to £61.4 million in 2025.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £3.5m (held: £6.6m)
“Following an Annual Review, the Trustees endorsed the reserves target of £3.5m”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Imam Qasim Rashid Ahmad received £57,624 for executive duties.
“One member of the Board of Trustees received remuneration amounting to £57,624 (2024: £53,003) for his services under the required dispensation from the Charity Commission for executive duties as Executive Chairman of the Charity.” — page 72
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Charity paid a membership subscription of £25,000 to the Muslim Charities Forum. Shuaib Yusaf is a trustee of the Muslim Charities Forum and is also the CEO of the Charity.
“The Charity paid a membership subscription of £25,000 to the Muslim Charities Forum (an advocacy body for the Muslim segment of the charity sector). Shuaib Yusaf is a trustee of the Muslim Charities Forum and is also the CEO of the Charity.” — page 77
“The Charity entered into an agreement with PakAID (a UK Registered Charity) for the delivery of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), and poverty reduction programmes in Pakistan. One of the PakAID trustees (Almas Iqbal) is also a consultant of the Charity.” — page 77
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Charity entered into an agreement with PakAID for WASH and poverty reduction programmes. One of the PakAID trustees (Almas Iqbal) is also a consultant of the Charity.
“The Charity paid a membership subscription of £25,000 to the Muslim Charities Forum (an advocacy body for the Muslim segment of the charity sector). Shuaib Yusaf is a trustee of the Muslim Charities Forum and is also the CEO of the Charity.” — page 77
“The Charity entered into an agreement with PakAID (a UK Registered Charity) for the delivery of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), and poverty reduction programmes in Pakistan. One of the PakAID trustees (Almas Iqbal) is also a consultant of the Charity.” — page 77
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: A salary of £57,624 is paid to Imam Qasim for duties as the Executive Chairman of the Charity.
“The Charity paid a membership subscription of £25,000 to the Muslim Charities Forum (an advocacy body for the Muslim segment of the charity sector). Shuaib Yusaf is a trustee of the Muslim Charities Forum and is also the CEO of the Charity.” — page 77
“The Charity entered into an agreement with PakAID (a UK Registered Charity) for the delivery of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), and poverty reduction programmes in Pakistan. One of the PakAID trustees (Almas Iqbal) is also a consultant of the Charity.” — page 77
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Channel I (UK) Limited, International Television Channel Ltd, Runners TV Ltd, Al Khair School Ltd
“The Charity has four wholly owned subsidiaries. Channel I (UK) Limited, International TV Channel Limited, Runners TV Limited and Al Khair School Ltd” — page 76
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Elliot, Woolfe & Rose Audit and Advisory Services LLP. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Charity Commission inquiry

The Charity Commission opened a statutory inquiry into Al-Khair Foundation following complaints alleging links to Hamas and funding of the proscribed terrorist organization. The regulator issued a legal order restricting certain financial transactions to protect charitable funds while it investigates trustee compliance and due diligence.
The report states the inquiry was opened due to a complaint alleging links to Hamas and funding of the organization, which is a proscribed terrorist group.
“Last month the Commission received a complaint alleging the charity and its partners had connections to Hamas, a proscribed terrorist organisation. It also alleged the charity had funded the organisation.”
The report details the specific legal order restricting transactions to mitigate risk to charitable funds.
“Due to the concerns of possible serious risk to charitable funds, the Commission has issued a legal order restricting certain financial transactions by the charity without the Commission’s prior consent.”
The report outlines the scope of the inquiry regarding trustee duties and due diligence on international partners.
“The inquiry will examine the extent to which the trustees are complying or have complied with their legal duties in respect of the administration, governance and management of the charity.”
Per the Commission’s published report. Summary is automated; the official report is authoritative.

In the news

Recent coverage mentioning this charity by name (automated match; headlines belong to their publishers).

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Al-khair (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

19 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (17 freehold); recorded price paid £4.4m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustpilot: alkhair.org scores 3.2/5 from 1 reviews (source) — reviews usually concern the charity’s shops or services, not its charitable performance.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook (176,579 likes) · instagram (15K followers)

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)

Total income
£74.8m
Total spending
£69.5m
Cost of raising funds
£1.2m
Reserves (reported)
£6.6m
Employees
63

Reported reserves equal ~1.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (97% 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: 1.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Afghanistan · Australia · Bangladesh · Burma · Chad · Djibouti · Greece · India · Indonesia · Jordan · Kenya · Malaysia

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£74.8m£69.5m
31/07/2024£61.0m£65.0m
31/07/2023£31.3m£32.4m
31/07/2022£27.7m£29.7m
31/07/2021£26.0m£25.4m

Common questions

Is AL-KHAIR FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income increased by 23% to £74.8 million, resulting in a net surplus of £5.3 million for the year. The charity holds total reserves of £18.9 million, with free unrestricted reserves of £6.6 million, which the trustees confirm exceed the stated policy target of £3.5 million. The trustees report confidence in the charity's ability to continue as a going concern with adequate resources to meet future obligations. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Elliot, Woolfe & Rose Audit and Advisory Services LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of AL-KHAIR FOUNDATION earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £57,624 band.

Who funds AL-KHAIR FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name AL-KHAIR FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include ZOUQ FOUNDATION, SABEEL FOUNDATION, BAIG WELFARE FOUNDATION, EPSOM AND EWELL ISLAMIC SOCIETY, THE DAKRI CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
ZOUQ FOUNDATIONFY2022£269kconstruct houses for poor and needy families in Pakistan
SABEEL FOUNDATIONFY2023£226k
SABEEL FOUNDATIONFY2024£198k
BAIG WELFARE FOUNDATIONFY2023£45k
BAIG WELFARE FOUNDATIONFY2025£32k
EPSOM AND EWELL ISLAMIC SOCIETYFY2023£30kInternational Zakaat donations
EPSOM AND EWELL ISLAMIC SOCIETYFY2024£22kZakat
THE DAKRI CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£4k
Indigent Welfare and Education TrustFY2023£2kDonation for the relief effort after the devastating Turkey Earthquake
THE CMA WELFARE TRUSTFY2023£2kZakat and Sadaqa
THE DAKRI CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£0
SABEEL FOUNDATIONFY2025£0
ZOUQ FOUNDATIONFY2024—build tubewells in Bangladesh, improving access to clean water. We also funded the distribution of roller drums to women in Kenya so that they could more easily
ZOUQ FOUNDATIONFY2024—provide disadvantaged families with newly constructed houses in Myanmar and Pakistan so that they could have a stable place of residence with improved living co

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
DAWAT-E-HADIYAH TRUST (UNITED KINGDOM)1£23.2m
THE PA FOUNDATION1£57k
THE PERMIRA FOUNDATION1£53k

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
AL-KHAIR FOUNDATION£74.8m£57,6240unclear—no doubt
AL SAAF FOUNDATION LTD FY2025£212k—0unclear—no doubt
THE SAIFEE FOUNDATION OF EUROPE FY2024£21.1m—0above—no doubt
THE KAYS FOUNDATION FY2025£1.1m£374,5021unclear—no doubt
AL KHIDMAH FOUNDATION FY2025£164k—0unclear—no doubt
BE KIND FOUNDATION FY2025£425k—0unclear—no doubt

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