ETHAR RELIEF
Providing Emergency relief and development programs to Eritrean Refugees in particular and to the needy in the Horn of Africa and Yemen, we do this by providing grants and financial support the victim of natural and other kind of disaster. our main focus is Education, Training, Clean Water, Health, orphans, and food programs. we make grant to individuals & organisation to achieve these objectives
Objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN SUPPORT OF PEOPLE PRIMARILY IN AND FROM THE HORN OF AFRICA, PARTICULARLY THOUGH NOT EXCLUSIVELY FOR ERITREAN REFUGEES IN EAST-SUDAN FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES:-1. THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY BY PROVIDING GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES, OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE OR PREVENT POVERTY;2. TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION (INCLUDING SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL TRAINING) OF PEOPLE IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT;3. THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL NEED AND SUFFERING AMONG VICTIMS OF NATURAL OR OTHER KINDS OF DISASTER IN THE FORM OF MONEY (OR OTHER MEANS DEEMED SUITABLE) FOR PERSONS, BODIES, ORGANISATIONS AND/OR COUNTRIES AFFECTED;4. THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PRESERVATION OF HEALTH AMONG PEOPLE;5. THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT, INCLUDING ASSISTANCE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT, EMPOWERING AND ENABLING INDIVIDUALS TO GENERATE A SUSTAINABLE INCOME AND BE SELF-SUFFICIENT.6. THE ADVANCEMENT OF SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE IN ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE IN THEIR SOLE DISCRETION.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that total income more than doubled to £3.03m in 2025, driven by a 75% increase in donations and a seven-fold increase in grants. Expenditure rose to £3.16m, resulting in a net deficit of £0.13m for the year. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £108,414, which the trustees note represents just above three months of operational budget, meeting their stated policy target.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025
- Volunteers: 50
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024
- Volunteers: 35
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023
- Volunteers: 8
- Grant-making is its main activity
Funders the charity credits
- UWT
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (09/12/2021)
Trustees
- ABDULKADIR NAIBchair
- Dr Khalid Bushra Beshir
- Hawa Mohamed Ali
- Osman Yusuf
- Ranya Kule
- Susan Yassin
- Tewfik Abdulkadir Mohamedzein
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £3.0m | £3.2m |
| 31/12/2024 | £1.2m | £1.5m |
| 31/12/2023 | £1.5m | £1.4m |
| 31/12/2022 | £1.4m | £2.0m |
| 31/12/2021 | £2.9m | £2.5m |
Common questions
Is ETHAR RELIEF financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income more than doubled to £3.03m in 2025, driven by a 75% increase in donations and a seven-fold increase in grants. Expenditure rose to £3.16m, resulting in a net deficit of £0.13m for the year. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £108,414, which the trustees note represents just above three months of operational budget, meeting their stated policy target. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sayer Vincent LLP.
Who funds ETHAR RELIEF?
Funders whose own accounts filings name ETHAR RELIEF as a grant recipient include ALBIRR FOUNDATION UK, THE BIRMINGHAM MOSQUE TRUST LIMITED.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALBIRR FOUNDATION UK | FY2022 | £2k | |
| THE BIRMINGHAM MOSQUE TRUST LIMITED | FY2023 | £2k | |
| THE BIRMINGHAM MOSQUE TRUST LIMITED | FY2024 | amount not stated |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| STARLOW CHARITIES LIMITED | 1 | £449k |
| BOROUGHLEA LIMITED | 1 | £343k |
| START NETWORK | 1 | £250k |
| ETHIOPIAID | 1 | £104k |
| RANDEREE CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £70k |
| FESTIVAL MEDICAL SERVICES | 1 | £47k |
| THE BARBARA WARD CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION | 1 | £18k |
| MEETINGS INDUSTRY MEETING NEEDS | 1 | £17k |
Charities like this
- PROJECT HARAR
- AFRICAN CHILDRENS EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- SYRIAN REFUGEE RELIEF FUND
- HUMANITY CONCERN PROJECTS
- HERTS FOR REFUGEES
- MUSLIM AID
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ETHAR RELIEF | £3.0m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| PROJECT HARAR | £498k | — | — | above | — | no doubt |
| AFRICAN CHILDRENS EDUCATIONAL TRUST | £111k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SYRIAN REFUGEE RELIEF FUND | £268k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| HUMANITY CONCERN PROJECTS | £83k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| HERTS FOR REFUGEES | £26k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |