ALTAJIR TRUST

Registered charity 1159070 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Advancement of science, education and research in Britain or any of the Arab and other Islamic states for needy young people and adults, in particular in literary, historical, medical and scientific subjects.

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Latest income

£219k

Latest spending

£243k

Registered

2014

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity relies entirely on donations from its Founder and his family, with total donations of £218,535 received in the year. Expenditure exceeded income by £5,667, resulting in free unrestricted reserves of £131,933 at year-end, which the trustees note is above their stated policy target of approximately £50,000.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations (91% of income)

“Total donations of £218,535 (2024: £218,535), including gifts in kind of £2,535 (2024: £2,535), were received in the period.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: about £50,000 (held: £132k)

“The Trustees decided to reduce the general reserve in 2022 to about five months' operating costs which is about £70,000, In September 2025 after moving out of the office at 11 Elvaston Place they reduced it again to £50,000” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Register events

Received assets from another charity (02/12/2015) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Dr Melanie Gibson · trustee of 3 other charities
PROFESSOR SCOTT NICHOLAS REDFORD · trustee of 2 other charities
Professor CHARLES TRIPP
Professor Dawn Chatty

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£219k	£243k
31/12/2024	£220k	£193k
31/12/2023	£219k	£207k
31/12/2022	£219k	£207k
31/12/2021	£220k	£266k

Common questions

Is ALTAJIR TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity relies entirely on donations from its Founder and his family, with total donations of £218,535 received in the year. Expenditure exceeded income by £5,667, resulting in free unrestricted reserves of £131,933 at year-end, which the trustees note is above their stated policy target of approximately £50,000. 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
THE LADY FATEMAH (A.S.) CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£78k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with IRSHAD TRUST.

IRSHAD TRUST income £1.1m
UNITED KINGDOM TURKISH ISLAMIC ASSOCIATION income £292k
AHLUL ISTIQAMAH TRUST UK income £160k
AL-ASR SCHOLASTIC RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT LONDON UK income £119k
AL RISALAH EDUCATION TRUST income £1.5m
As-Siraj Trust income £807k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ALTAJIR TRUST	£219k	—	above	—	no doubt
IRSHAD TRUST FY2025	£1.1m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
UNITED KINGDOM TURKISH ISLAMIC ASSOCIATION FY2025	£292k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
AHLUL ISTIQAMAH TRUST UK FY2025	£160k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
AL-ASR SCHOLASTIC RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT LONDON UK FY2024	£119k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
AL RISALAH EDUCATION TRUST FY2025	£1.5m	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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