INTERNATIONAL WAQF AND RELIEF FOUNDATION (IWARF)

Registered charity 1154905 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as INTERNATIONAL WAQF AND RELIEF FOUNDATION (IWAF), INTERNATIONAL WAQF FOUNDATION

TO ADVANCE THE ISLAMIC RELIGION IN THE UK FOR BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE HOLDING POSITIVE DIALOGUES BETWEEN MUSLIM AND NON MUSLIM COMMUNITIESTO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE POOR, THE UNDERPRIVILEGED AND PEOPLE IN NEED IN THE UK, AND ABROADTO RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, DISTRESS AND SUFFERING AMONG POOR PEOPLE, WIDOWS, ORPHANS, REFUGEES, VICTIMS OF NATURAL DISASTERS

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Amateur Sport · Get email alerts

Latest income
£470k
Latest spending
£365k
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £104,991, strengthening its financial position compared to the previous year. Total funds carried forward were £393,845, which exceeds the trustees' stated reserves policy target of £104,991. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue operating for the next 12 months.

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

What the accounts disclose

Fundraising cost ratio: 8.2% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“Costs of generating funds: 37,189”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £104,991 (held: £394k)
“The trustees have set a reserves policy of £104,991” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2024)

Total income
£539k
Total spending
£308k
Cost of raising funds
£36k
Reserves (reported)
£146k
Employees
1

Reported reserves equal ~5.7 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (91% 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: 6.7% of total income — above the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£470k£365k
30/09/2024£539k£308k
30/09/2023£235k£277k
30/09/2022£182k£219k
30/09/2021£228k£124k

Common questions

Is INTERNATIONAL WAQF AND RELIEF FOUNDATION (IWARF) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £104,991, strengthening its financial position compared to the previous year. Total funds carried forward were £393,845, which exceeds the trustees' stated reserves policy target of £104,991. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue operating for the next 12 months. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds INTERNATIONAL WAQF AND RELIEF FOUNDATION (IWARF)?

Funders whose own accounts filings name INTERNATIONAL WAQF AND RELIEF FOUNDATION (IWARF) as a grant recipient include MUSLIM COMMUNITY & EDUCATION CENTRE (MCEC).

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
MUSLIM COMMUNITY & EDUCATION CENTRE (MCEC)FY2023£2kRelic Distribution of funds to the poor to celebrate the end of Ramadan. This was in Palestine.