THE ABDALLA FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1140854 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To pay or apply the income and capital to or for the benefit of any charity or charitable purpose or purposes as the trustees shall in their discretion think fit.

Objects

TO PAY OR APPLY THE INCOME AND CAPITAL TO OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF ANY CHARITY OR CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR DISCRETION THINK FIT.

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 · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: City of London, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£220k

Latest spending

£77k

Registered

2011

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted free reserves of £3,929,334, which the Trustees consider adequate and not excessive in light of their reserve policy. The charity reported a net increase in funds of £64,883 for the year, driven by investment income and donations exceeding charitable and governance expenditures. The Trustees confirm the charity is a going concern with adequate resources to continue operations for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: adequate and provide a stable basis for its continuing activities (reserves figure: £3.9m)

“The Trustees believe that the reserves are adequate and provide a stable basis for its continuing activities and these are reviewed on a regular basis.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Donation from Trustee

“Dr Hossam Ibrahim Abdalla made a £75,000 donation (2024 - £80,000) to the charity in the year.” — page 13

“Dr Madiha Mohamed Ahmed Elsawi made a £25,000 donation (2024 - £20,000) to the charity in the year.” — page 13

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Donation from Trustee

“Dr Hossam Ibrahim Abdalla made a £75,000 donation (2024 - £80,000) to the charity in the year.” — page 13

“Dr Madiha Mohamed Ahmed Elsawi made a £25,000 donation (2024 - £20,000) to the charity in the year.” — page 13

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Risk management
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

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 05/04/2025

Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2024

Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2023

Grant-making is its main activity

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Dr HOSSAM IBRAHIM ABDALLAchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Dr MADIHA MOHAMED AHMED ELSAWI

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

Operates in: Egypt

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2025	£220k	£77k
05/04/2024	£212k	£59k
05/04/2023	£65k	£58k
05/04/2022	£127k	£61k
05/04/2021	£95k	£43k

Common questions

Is THE ABDALLA FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted free reserves of £3,929,334, which the Trustees consider adequate and not excessive in light of their reserve policy. The charity reported a net increase in funds of £64,883 for the year, driven by investment income and donations exceeding charitable and governance expenditures. The Trustees confirm the charity is a going concern with adequate resources to continue operations for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE ALDAMA FOUNDATION.

THE ALDAMA FOUNDATION income £625k
ADLIB FOUNDATION income £61k
SHEIKH ABDULLAH FOUNDATION income £31k
ABN TRUST income £175k
THE ABTA BENEVOLENT FUND income £202k
THE FACCENDA FOUNDATION income £60k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE ABDALLA FOUNDATION	£220k	—	0	within	—	no doubt
THE ALDAMA FOUNDATION FY2024	£625k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ADLIB FOUNDATION FY2025	£61k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SHEIKH ABDULLAH FOUNDATION FY2025	£31k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
ABN TRUST FY2025	£175k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ABTA BENEVOLENT FUND FY2025	£202k	—	1	above	—	no doubt

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