Human Aid & Advocacy

Registered charity 1138111 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HUMAN AID UK

Human Aid & Advocacy supports survivors of war and persecution through sustainable aid programmes while addressing the real causes of conflict. Our Advocacy will draw public attention to the real causes of war and persecution of Muslims while providing a voice to the survivors and advocating justice for them. We aim to do this via awareness campaigns and telling stories that are often ignored.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Accommodation/housing · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£5.0m

Latest spending

£4.1m

Registered

2010

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £859,745 for the year ended December 2024, compared to £150,542 in the previous year. The trustees report that the charity had £169,709 in free reserves and no major financial liabilities, such as loans or heavily pledged income, allowing it to safeguard long-term stability. The auditor confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none

“This was brought about by a surge in collections in the midst of several crises, particularly Israel’s onslaught into Lebanon, the increasing prices of commodities in Gaza, and the need for support to help Syrians returning to their homes.” — page 38

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Abacus Partners (LDN) LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Human Aid UK (matched by registered charity number).

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income

£5.0m

Total spending

£4.1m

Cost of raising funds

£472k

Reserves (reported)

£170k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~0.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (78% 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: 9.5% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Dr Zeeshan Ahmed Siddiquichair
Mamoon Al-Hassan
Muhammad Shaker Chowdhury
Razaull Ahmed

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

Operates in: Afghanistan · Bangladesh · Burma · Lebanon · Mali · Occupied Palestinian Territories · Syria · Throughout England And Wales · Turkey · Yemen

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£5.0m	£4.1m
31/12/2023	£2.5m	£2.4m
31/03/2023	£2.1m	£2.1m
31/03/2022	£2.0m	£2.1m
31/03/2021	£1.5m	£1.5m

Common questions

Is Human Aid & Advocacy financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £859,745 for the year ended December 2024, compared to £150,542 in the previous year. The trustees report that the charity had £169,709 in free reserves and no major financial liabilities, such as loans or heavily pledged income, allowing it to safeguard long-term stability. The auditor confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Abacus Partners (LDN) LLP.

Who funds Human Aid & Advocacy?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Human Aid & Advocacy as a grant recipient include ZOUQ FOUNDATION, GLOBAL RELIEF TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
ZOUQ FOUNDATION	FY2022	£269k	support families suffering hardship in Afghanistan by providing them with essential food supplies
ZOUQ FOUNDATION	FY2022	£269k	construct and furnish houses for poor and needy widows with children in Syria
GLOBAL RELIEF TRUST	FY2023	£118k
ZOUQ FOUNDATION	FY2023	—	provide men and women suffering hardship in Afghanistan with training and resources... funded the construction of a greenhouse

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
RANDEREE CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£125k
MUSLIM WELFARE BOARD	2	£20k
SHELTERBOX TRUST	1	£2.0m
THE CMA WELFARE TRUST	1	£468k
DISRUPT FOUNDATION	1	£369k
THE LEGAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION	1	£345k
INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE, U.K	1	£287k
JUSTICE COLLABORATIONS	1	£260k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ADVOCACY FOR ALL.

ADVOCACY FOR ALL income £1.4m
ASYLUM AID income £1.7m
LADY SUMAYYA HUMANITARIAN AID FOUNDATION LIMITED income £220k
AID HUMANITY income £1.7m
MUSLIM AID income £23.7m
Help For Persecuted Christians income £159k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
Human Aid & Advocacy	£5.0m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ADVOCACY FOR ALL FY2025	£1.4m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ASYLUM AID FY2025	£1.7m	—	0	within	—	no doubt
LADY SUMAYYA HUMANITARIAN AID FOUNDATION LIMITED FY2024	£220k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
AID HUMANITY FY2025	£1.7m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
MUSLIM AID FY2024	£23.7m	—	—	unclear	14.3%	no doubt

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