THE ADFAL TRUST

Registered charity 1140051 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Prevention or relief of poverty, financial hardship and sickness. The advancement of health and education. The relief of financial need and suffering and assistance to victims of war, famine or natural disaster in any part of the world. The development of members of socially and economically disadvantaged communities. The advancement of human rights, culture and science. Environmental conservation

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income

£130k

Latest spending

£11k

Registered

2011

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £2,191,388, which is below the previous year's figure of £2,277,914 due to an investment loss of £206,433. The charity holds sufficient reserves to meet its stated policy of distributing 70-120% of annual income net of expenses. No material uncertainties affecting the charity's ability to continue as a going concern were identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 70-120% of annual income net of expenses (held: £2.2m)

“The Trustees aim to hold sufficient reserves to allow them to distribute 70-120% of annual income net of expenses.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

BRIAN ASHFORD-RUSSELL
FENELLA ELIZABETH ASHFORD-RUSSELL

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2025	£130k	£11k
05/04/2024	£131k	£161k
05/04/2023	£128k	£63k
05/04/2022	£120k	£82k
05/04/2021	£118k	£6k

Common questions

Is THE ADFAL TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £2,191,388, which is below the previous year's figure of £2,277,914 due to an investment loss of £206,433. The charity holds sufficient reserves to meet its stated policy of distributing 70-120% of annual income net of expenses. No material uncertainties affecting the charity's ability to continue as a going concern were identified. 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
MAJI PATEL FOUNDATION	2	£51k
VALLI CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£28k
KINDGIVING FOUNDATION	1	£3k
SAYABAN WELFARE TRUST	1	£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with AZAD WELFARE TRUST (UK).

AZAD WELFARE TRUST (UK) income £333k
AID THE NEEDY income £104k
LIA RELIEF TRUST income £4.1m
IMDAADUL GHURABAA TRUST income £108k
MERCY TO HUMANITY income £6.1m
THE STERLING CHARITY income £160k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE ADFAL TRUST	£130k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
AZAD WELFARE TRUST (UK) FY2024	£333k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
AID THE NEEDY FY2025	£104k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LIA RELIEF TRUST FY2025	£4.1m	—	above	—	no doubt
IMDAADUL GHURABAA TRUST FY2025	£108k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
MERCY TO HUMANITY FY2025	£6.1m	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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