Afro-Asia Welfare Trust
(I) Provide secular & spiritual education to people of all ages(II) Provide welfare projects to alleviate poverty & a means of prosperity for poor & needy. (III) Assist in provision of health care services for poor & needy. (IV) Promote community cohesions through values of love, justice freedom, peace, dignity & morale developments.(V) Promote harmony within different faiths
Objects
TO RELIEVE POVERTY, ADVANCE EDUCATION AND PROMOTE AND PROTECT GOOD HEALTH IN SUCH WAYS AS ARE CHARITABLE WITHIN THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND TO CARRY OUT SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME CONSIDER APPROPRIATE.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £245,784 against a stated policy target of at least £50,000. Total funds increased to £812,602, with the charity reporting a net income of £120,317 for the year. The trustees confirm that resources are adequate and no material uncertainties exist regarding the charity's ability to continue.
What the accounts disclose
“It is the intention of the trustees to hold in reserve at least £50,000 of unrestricted funds” — page 5
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustees
- SHOEB DESAIchair
- JAVAAD AHMED
- KHAN AFSAR
- MR IRSHAD AKBAR
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 05/04/2025 | £175k | £55k |
| 05/04/2024 | £135k | £79k |
| 05/04/2023 | £166k | £118k |
| 05/04/2022 | £204k | £97k |
| 05/04/2021 | £120k | £118k |
Common questions
Is Afro-Asia Welfare Trust financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £245,784 against a stated policy target of at least £50,000. Total funds increased to £812,602, with the charity reporting a net income of £120,317 for the year. The trustees confirm that resources are adequate and no material uncertainties exist regarding the charity's ability to continue. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| C E K STERN CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £35k |
| ZAIMAH | 1 | £13k |
Charities like this
- MANKIND WELFARE TRUST
- AS-SUFFA TRUST
- GO HELP ASIA TRUST
- AL-BARAKA WELFARE TRUST INTERNATIONAL
- DABBAGH WELFARE TRUST
- AZAD WELFARE TRUST (UK)
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afro-Asia Welfare Trust | £175k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| MANKIND WELFARE TRUST | £921k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| AS-SUFFA TRUST | £3.5m | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| GO HELP ASIA TRUST | £265k | — | 0 | within | — | no doubt |
| AL-BARAKA WELFARE TRUST INTERNATIONAL | £181k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| DABBAGH WELFARE TRUST | £517k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |