AL-HIKMEH FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1167756 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AL-HIKMEH

Al-Hikmeh Foundation is a support organisation that awards grants to partner organisations that perform work in-line with its charitable objectives to further achieve outcomes that fulfil those objectives. The organisations work towards the relief and prevention of poverty and sickness amongst orphans, widows and other afflicted individuals in Iraq.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£1.6m

Latest spending

£1.3m

Registered

2016

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £565,123 at the year end, which the trustees consider sufficient and in line with their stated policy target of between £500,000 and £600,000. The charity reported total income of £1,609,541 and charitable expenditure of £1,311,405, resulting in a net surplus for the year. The trustees confirmed that the charity is not reliant on future funding to sustain its going concern position.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between £500,000 and £600,000 (held: £565k)

“Subsequent to consultation, the Board of Trustees concluded that it is to increase its policy on reserves to be between £500,000 and £600,000 should a reduction in income occur.” — page 8

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by MHA. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income

£1.6m

Total spending

£1.3m

Reserves (reported)

£565k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~5.2 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Dr ZAID AHMED ALI THAMERchair
BASHAR THAMER
Husain Al-Khoee
KARAR ELKORISHY

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

Operates in: Iraq

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£1.6m	£1.3m
31/12/2023	£3.7m	£3.7m
31/12/2022	£3.4m	£3.2m
31/12/2021	£4.1m	£4.1m
31/12/2020	£2.0m	£2.0m

Common questions

Is AL-HIKMEH FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £565,123 at the year end, which the trustees consider sufficient and in line with their stated policy target of between £500,000 and £600,000. The charity reported total income of £1,609,541 and charitable expenditure of £1,311,405, resulting in a net surplus for the year. The trustees confirmed that the charity is not reliant on future funding to sustain its going concern position. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by MHA.

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
ISLAMIC PROVISION	1	£100k
RAFAH INTERNATIONAL	1	£50k
MAJI PATEL FOUNDATION	1	£34k
THE LADY FATEMAH (A.S.) CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£30k

Charities like this

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

IRAQI ORPHAN FOUNDATION income £351k
ALHIKMAH PROJECT income £164k
AS-SALAAM HUMANITARIAN FOUNDATION income £538k
DAR ALHEKMA TRUST income £101k
ALWAHAB FOUNDATION income £1.1m
AL-IMDAAD FOUNDATION UK income £6.2m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
AL-HIKMEH FOUNDATION	£1.6m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
IRAQI ORPHAN FOUNDATION FY2025	£351k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ALHIKMAH PROJECT FY2025	£164k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
AS-SALAAM HUMANITARIAN FOUNDATION FY2025	£538k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
DAR ALHEKMA TRUST FY2024	£101k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ALWAHAB FOUNDATION FY2025	£1.1m	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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