SABA RELIEF & DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION LIMITED

Registered charity 1150360 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SABA RELIEF & DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION

We are working to alleviate poverty in Yemen by helping the poor and needy by distributing food, water, clothing, providing education facilities and giving financial aid and sponsoring projects.

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Latest income

£1.6m

Latest spending

£1.5m

Registered

2013

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased to £1.86 million by the end of the year, supported by unrestricted income of £1.6 million and a £40,000 gain on investment property revaluation. Although income decreased significantly from the prior year due to an ongoing Charity Commission inquiry, the charity maintained positive net assets and the auditors confirmed there are 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

Reserves policy: six months of governance and fundraising costs (held: £1.9m)

“The Charity’s reserves policy requires that general reserves are reviewed on at least an annual basis to ensure they are at an appropriate level to fund Governance and Fundraising costs for at least six months.” — page 27

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Governance: The charity continued to fully cooperate with the Charity Commission’s statutory inquiry.

“As part of this journey, we continued to fully cooperate with the Charity Commission’s statutory inquiry. While such scrutiny is naturally challenging for any organisation, we approached it with openness, responsibility, and a commitment to continuous improvement.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Meer & Co Chartered Accountants. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Charity Commission inquiry

The Charity Commission opened a statutory inquiry into Saba Relief & Development Foundation Limited due to concerns regarding the end use of charitable funds sent to Yemen and the trustees' failure to adequately account for them. The report states that the inquiry will examine the trustees' compliance with legal duties, the charity's ability to evidence expenditure, and the suitability of its partnerships, but no final outcome has been reached as the inquiry is ongoing.

Per the Commission’s published report. Summary is automated; the official report is authoritative.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income

£1.6m

Total spending

£1.5m

Cost of raising funds

£237k

Reserves (reported)

£1.9m

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~15.0 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (99% 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: 14.7% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

ANIS ALIchair
ASMA IFTAKHAR · trustee of 1 other charity
Mohammed Hasham
Musaid Musaleh
RASHED ABDI GUDAL

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

Operates in: Yemen

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£1.6m	£1.5m
31/12/2024	£4.6m	£4.5m
31/12/2023	£3.1m	£2.8m
31/12/2022	£5.5m	£5.7m
31/12/2021	£3.7m	£2.8m

Common questions

Is SABA RELIEF & DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds increased to £1.86 million by the end of the year, supported by unrestricted income of £1.6 million and a £40,000 gain on investment property revaluation. Although income decreased significantly from the prior year due to an ongoing Charity Commission inquiry, the charity maintained positive net assets and the auditors confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Meer & Co Chartered Accountants.

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
STARLOW CHARITIES LIMITED	1	£449k
BOROUGHLEA LIMITED	1	£343k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ACTION YEMEN LIMITED.

ACTION YEMEN LIMITED income £114k
MUSLIM CHARITY HELPING THE NEEDY income £8.1m
WATAN ALKHAIR RELIEF income £105k
EZRAS YISROEL TRUST income £149k
ZARINA FOUNDATION income £176k
YEMEN RELIEF (UK) LTD income £133k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SABA RELIEF & DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION LIMITED	£1.6m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ACTION YEMEN LIMITED FY2025	£114k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
MUSLIM CHARITY HELPING THE NEEDY FY2025	£8.1m	—	above	—	no doubt
WATAN ALKHAIR RELIEF FY2025	£105k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
EZRAS YISROEL TRUST FY2025	£149k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ZARINA FOUNDATION FY2025	£176k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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