BARAKA COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS
Baraka Community Partnerships pbjectives are to promote sustainable development for the benefit of Disadvantaged Communities and to advance the education, healthcare and community life of the people in Disadvantage Communities.The charity is currently working with Disadvanataged Communities in Morocco, Zambia and Laos.
Objects
3.1 TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF DISADVANTAGEDCOMMUNITIES BY:(A) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE IN THE DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES;(B) THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE MEANS OF ACHIEVING ECONOMIC GROWTH ANDREGENERATION; AND3.2 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION, HEALTHCARE AND COMMUNITY LIFE OF THE PEOPLEIN DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES BY ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FORTHE EDUCATION AND HEALTHCARE OF THE DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES,"SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT" MEANS DEVELOPMENT WHICH MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS."DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES" MEANS THE COMMUNITIES OF TIJZHA AND IGRISS, MOROCCO,AND CHIKUMBI AND LUSAKA, ZAMBIA AND ANY OTHER COMMUNITIES OUTSIDE OF THE UNITEDKINGDOM HEREINAFTER IDENTIFIED BY THE CHARITY.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £7,508 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total incoming resources of £553,955 against total expenditure of £546,447. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £137,019, which is above the stated policy target of approximately £100,000. The trustees consider it appropriate to prepare the accounts on a going concern basis.
What the accounts disclose
“Donations and fundraising 2 33,005 514,157 547,162 535,970” — page 11
“The Trustees consider that a target level of unrestricted reserves in the order of £100,000 is currently appropriate for the charity. The amount of unrestricted reserves at 31 December 2025 is £137,019.” — page 8
Policies the charity declares
- Complaints handling
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025
- Volunteers: 5
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024
- Volunteers: 5
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023
- Volunteers: 30
- Grant-making is its main activity
Corporate structure
- Registered company of the charity Companies House 06885037
Company officers (Companies House)
- HOLMES, Polly Alexandra on trustee list
- LOVE, Martha on trustee list
- SKINNER, Peter John on trustee list
- MORGAN, Daniel Simon on trustee list
- THORNTON, Richard on trustee list
- LEUNG, Wendy Julia on trustee list
- PORTER, Graham John on trustee list
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)
Trustees
- DANIEL SIMON MORGAN
- GRAHAM JOHN PORTER
- Martha Love
- Peter John Skinner
- Polly Alexandra Holmes
- RICHARD THORNTON
- WENDY JULIA LEUNG
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £554k | £546k |
| 31/12/2024 | £541k | £477k |
| 31/12/2023 | £452k | £388k |
| 31/12/2022 | £267k | £286k |
| 31/12/2021 | £215k | £228k |
Common questions
Is BARAKA COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £7,508 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total incoming resources of £553,955 against total expenditure of £546,447. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £137,019, which is above the stated policy target of approximately £100,000. The trustees consider it appropriate to prepare the accounts on a going concern basis. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds BARAKA COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS?
Funders whose own accounts filings name BARAKA COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS as a grant recipient include HALCROW FOUNDATION, THE LEACH FOURTEENTH TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| HALCROW FOUNDATION | FY2021 | Unverified read£165k | 190 Solar power installation |
| HALCROW FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £22k | Improve access to education, Zambia |
| HALCROW FOUNDATION | FY2025 | £15k | New learning centre at Maamba |
| HALCROW FOUNDATION | FY2022 | £10k | Upgrading a community learning centre, Zambia |
| HALCROW FOUNDATION | FY2021 | Unverified read£3k | 169 The Baraka Learning Centre, Kapiri-Mposhi District |
| THE LEACH FOURTEENTH TRUST | FY2023 | £2k | |
| THE LEACH FOURTEENTH TRUST | FY2024 | £2k | |
| THE LEACH FOURTEENTH TRUST | FY2025 | £2k | |
| HALCROW FOUNDATION | FY2025 | amount not stated | Construct classroom in Baraka Learning Centre |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| LOCAL TRUST | 1 | £386k |
| JOHN LYON'S CHARITY | 1 | £255k |
| GREATER LONDON VOLUNTEERING | 1 | £121k |
| THE KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA FOUNDATION | 1 | £90k |
| THE LONDON MARATHON CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED | 1 | £34k |
| WESTWAY TRUST | 1 | £25k |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. BARTHOLOMEW, OTFORD. | 1 | £17k |
| THE CAMPDEN CHARITIES TRUSTEE | 1 | £6k |
Charities like this
- BARAKA COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
- AL-BARAKA WELFARE TRUST INTERNATIONAL
- MARKAZ QUBA
- BARAKAH AID
- BARKA UK
- BARAKAH CHARITY UK
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARAKA COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS | £554k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| BARAKA COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION | £283k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| AL-BARAKA WELFARE TRUST INTERNATIONAL | £181k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| MARKAZ QUBA | £49k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| BARAKAH AID | £217k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| BARKA UK | £179k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |