DEDZA WELFARE TRUST (DWT)

Registered charity 1139363 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DWT

HELPING THE NEEDY BY WAY OF EDUCATION, HOUSING, FOOD AND CLOTHING, MEDICINES, AND SELF HELP PROJECTS.THE CHARITY HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN HELPING ORGANISATIONS BASED IN MALAWI AND ELSEWHERE, WITH SIMILAR OBJECTIVES AS US BY WAY OF PROVIDING FUNDS AND RESOURCES TO THEM TO FURTHER OUR OBJECTIVES

Objects

A) THE RELIEF OF NEED AND POVERTY BY PROVIDING GRANTS, EQUIPMENT,EMERGENCY AID AND RESOURCES AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINEB) TO PROMOTE THE RELIGION OF ISLAM AND UNDERSTANDING OF ISLAM FOR THEPUBLIC BENEFITC) THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PROMOTION OF HEALTHD) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATIONE) THE PROMOTION OF SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLEUNDER THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIMEDETERMINE.

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £106,370 against total funds of £703,245, with the majority held in restricted funds. The trustees report that maintaining reserves at current levels, combined with annual reviews of controls, provides sufficient resources in the event of adverse conditions. The charity received an independent examination with no material matters reported.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)

Reported reserves equal ~1.7 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% 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: 3.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• MUSSA AHMED SALEHchair
• ABOOBAKER AHMED
• Ayub Adam
• BASHIR AHMED ADAM
• Bilal Mulla
• HASSAN MOMONIAT
• ISMAIL YUSUF ALIBHAI
• MAHOMED EQUBAL MAKDA
• MEHBOOB MUSSA SIDAT
• MR SULEMAN MOGRA
• SABIR EBRAHIM AKUJI
• Zuber Sidat

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

Operates in: Malawi

Income and spending

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