AL-IMDAAD FOUNDATION UK

Registered charity 1140187 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AL-IMDAAD FOUNDATION

The Al-Imdaad Foundation is an international non-profit humanitarian aid relief organisation dedicated to providing humanitarian services in crisis and non-crisis situations to most needy orphans, widows and destitute, irrespective of race, religion, culture, creed and geographical boundary.

Objects

3. OBJECTS(1) THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY (-Ç£THE OBJECTS-ÇØ) ARE FOR THE BENEFIT FOR MUSLIM AND OTHER COMMUNITIES WORLDWIDE:A. THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, IN PARTICULAR, THE SUPPORT OF INHABITANTS OF COUNTRIES AND REGIONS AFFECTED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY BY WAR, CIVIL COMMOTION, DISEASE AND NATURAL AND OTHER DISASTERS;B. THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF AGE, ILL HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER NEED;C. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, IN PARTICULAR, EDUCATION PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TENETS OF ISLAM; ANDD. THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ISLAMIC FAITH; AND, IN FURTHERING THE OBJECTS, THE CHARITY SHALL OPERATE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF THE ISLAMIC FAITH.

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 Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Blackburn with Darwen, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£6.2m
Latest spending
£5.8m
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a surplus of £402,964 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted reserves standing at £362,063. The trustees report that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and identified no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and legacies (96% of income)
“Donation and appeals 2 113,900 5,796,991 5,910,891 3,572,826” — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: unclear (reserves figure: £362k)
“The reserves policy is reviewed annually and takes into consideration operational expenditure, financial commitments, strategic objectives and the risks facing the charity.” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Loan creditor
“Loan creditor 142,000 - - -” — page 30
“Al-Imdaad Foundation - Jordan 1,990,206 406,908” — page 30
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Emergency aid payments
“Loan creditor 142,000 - - -” — page 30
“Al-Imdaad Foundation - Jordan 1,990,206 406,908” — page 30
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Emergency aid payments
“Loan creditor 142,000 - - -” — page 30
“Al-Imdaad Foundation - Jordan 1,990,206 406,908” — page 30
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Emergency aid payments
“Loan creditor 142,000 - - -” — page 30
“Al-Imdaad Foundation - Jordan 1,990,206 406,908” — page 30
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Emergency aid payments
“Loan creditor 142,000 - - -” — page 30
“Al-Imdaad Foundation - Jordan 1,990,206 406,908” — page 30
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by MAH, Chartered Accountants. Discloses 5 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 43

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 70

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 70

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 5 were received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2025 (received 07/08/2026, 188 days after the 31/01/2026 due date); year ending 31/03/2024 (received 15/08/2025, 196 days after the 31/01/2025 due date); year ending 31/03/2023 (received 10/05/2024, 100 days after the 31/01/2024 due date); year ending 31/03/2022 (received 10/05/2023, 99 days after the 31/01/2023 due date); year ending 31/03/2021 (received 27/05/2022, 116 days after the 31/01/2022 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Al-Imdaad Foundation U.K. (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Total income
£6.2m
Total spending
£5.8m
Cost of raising funds
£8k
Reserves (reported)
£362k
Employees
6

Reported reserves equal ~0.8 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.7 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: 0.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.3%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Albania · Bangladesh · Benin · Blackburn With Darwen · Burkina Faso · Burma · Bury · Chile · City Of London · Congo (Democratic Republic) · Gloucestershire · Greece

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£6.2m£5.8m
31/03/2024£4.0m£3.0m
31/03/2023£3.9m£3.3m
31/03/2022£2.6m£2.9m
31/03/2021£2.1m£1.9m

Common questions

Is AL-IMDAAD FOUNDATION UK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a surplus of £402,964 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted reserves standing at £362,063. The trustees report that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and identified no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by MAH, Chartered Accountants.

Who funds AL-IMDAAD FOUNDATION UK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name AL-IMDAAD FOUNDATION UK as a grant recipient include RAFAH INTERNATIONAL, MAJI PATEL FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
ISLAMIC PROVISIONFY2025Unverified read£100kAssisting those in need in Gaza (food packs)
RAFAH INTERNATIONALFY2024£50kHumanitarian aid
MAJI PATEL FOUNDATIONFY2025£34kHardship

Grants marked “Unverified read” were flagged by automated checks as possibly misread from the funder’s filed accounts. They are listed, but left out of the totals, counts and funder relationships this site computes.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
GLOBAL RELIEF TRUST1£6.2m
PENNY APPEAL1£146k
THE NEWSTAR FOUNDATION1£50k
SSP FOUNDATION1£2k

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
AL-IMDAAD FOUNDATION UK£6.2m—0unclear—no doubt
IMDAD FOUNDATION UK FY2025£79k—0unclear—no doubt
ABDULLAH AID FY2025£6.8m—0above—no doubt
AL IMDAAD AID FY2025£619k—0unclear—no doubt
AL-SADAQAH FY2025£30k—0unclear—no doubt
IAC-UK FY2025£804k—0unclear—no doubt

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