AKHUWAT (UK) TRUST

Registered charity 1136317 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

TO RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONG THE POOR, THE UNDERPRIVILEGED, VICTIMS OF NATURAL AND MAN-MADE DISASTERS AND PEOPLE IN NEED IN THE UK AND PAKISTAN, BY MEANS OF, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, MAKING GRANTS OR LOANS FOR PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR ITEMS, EQUIPMENT, SERVICES AND FACILITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE SAID PERSONS;

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£600k

Latest spending

£460k

Registered

2010

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated total income of £600,024 against total expenditure of £460,366, resulting in a net surplus of £139,658 for the year. Unrestricted funds increased from £180,294 to £319,952, and the trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence. However, the filing discloses a fraud loss of £10,149 due to internal control failures, which was addressed by strengthening financial management procedures.

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

What the accounts disclose

Fundraising cost ratio: 28.2% of fundraised income, as disclosed

“The fundraising events incurred some travel, catering, and consultancy expenses, amounting to £84K.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Audit opinion: qualified

“I have identified a matter of concern as detailed below. In connection with my examination, I became aware of a matter which gives cause for concern. It has been identified that internal controls that were in place were not followed and a fraud within the bank was identified resulting in a loss of funds of £10,149”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Governance: Internal control failure/fraud

“I have identified a matter of concern as detailed below. In connection with my examination, I became aware of a matter which gives cause for concern. It has been identified that internal controls that were in place were not followed and a fraud within the bank was identified resulting in a loss of funds of £10,149”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Akhuwat (matched by registered charity number).

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

Total income

£600k

Total spending

£460k

Cost of raising funds

£235k

Reserves (reported)

£320k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~8.3 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (51% 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: 39.2% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Dr MUHAMMAD AFZAL JAVED · trustee of 1 other charity
IZHAR UL HAQ HASHMI
OMAR AFZAL CHAUDHRY

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

Operates in: Birmingham City · Coventry City · Pakistan · Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£600k	£460k
31/03/2024	£463k	£554k
31/03/2023	£964k	£699k
31/03/2022	£181k	£249k
31/03/2021	£36k	£13k

Common questions

Is AKHUWAT (UK) TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated total income of £600,024 against total expenditure of £460,366, resulting in a net surplus of £139,658 for the year. Unrestricted funds increased from £180,294 to £319,952, and the trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence. However, the filing discloses a fraud loss of £10,149 due to internal control failures, which was addressed by strengthening financial management procedures. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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
C E K STERN CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£35k
IHELP GLOBAL	1	£24k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HAZRAT SULTAN BAHU TRUST (UK).

HAZRAT SULTAN BAHU TRUST (UK) income £3.1m
RESCUE AID TRUST income £262k
AZAD WELFARE TRUST (UK) income £333k
UNITED KINGDOM ASSOCIATION FOR MEDICAL AID TO PAKISTAN income £42k
THE UMEED WELFARE TRUST (UNITED KINGDOM) income £238k
PAKTRUST.ORG income £101k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
AKHUWAT (UK) TRUST	£600k	—	unclear	28.2%	no doubt
HAZRAT SULTAN BAHU TRUST (UK) FY2025	£3.1m	—	above	—	no doubt
RESCUE AID TRUST FY2024	£262k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
AZAD WELFARE TRUST (UK) FY2024	£333k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
UNITED KINGDOM ASSOCIATION FOR MEDICAL AID TO PAKISTAN FY2025	£42k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE UMEED WELFARE TRUST (UNITED KINGDOM) FY2025	£238k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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