SAMARA'S AID APPEAL

Registered charity 1171707 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SAMARA'S AID

Samara's Aid Appeal provides humanitarian and medical aid and development projects in the Middle East, in particular Syria. This is enabled through raising awareness and funds in the UK to support projects in Syria, sourcing aid locally, provision of hospitals and medical facilities, services for orphans, widows, the poor and displaced.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£483k

Latest spending

£317k

Registered

2017

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £166,456 for the year ended 28 February 2025, resulting in total net assets of £860,534. Per the trustees' report, the charity operates with very few overheads and relies entirely on volunteers, with no paid staff employed. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's 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

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

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 29/02/2024)

Total income

£556k

Total spending

£726k

Reserves (reported)

£40k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~0.7 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Operates in: Syria · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
28/02/2025	£483k	£317k
29/02/2024	£556k	£726k
28/02/2023	£522k	£465k
28/02/2022	£421k	£125k
28/02/2021	£364k	£277k

Common questions

Is SAMARA'S AID APPEAL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £166,456 for the year ended 28 February 2025, resulting in total net assets of £860,534. Per the trustees' report, the charity operates with very few overheads and relies entirely on volunteers, with no paid staff employed. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds SAMARA'S AID APPEAL?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SAMARA'S AID APPEAL as a grant recipient include THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST SAVIOURS IFORD (WINCHESTER), THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED, THE THREE OAKS TRUST, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAULS, CAMBERLEY, BUSHEY BAPTIST CHURCH.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST SAVIOURS IFORD (WINCHESTER)	FY2022	£21k	Charitable giving
THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED	FY2025	£20k
THE THREE OAKS TRUST	FY2023	£5k	Earthquake relief, Syria
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAULS, CAMBERLEY	FY2021	£5k	Mission and Charitable giving
BUSHEY BAPTIST CHURCH	FY2025	£4k	Grants for UK and overseas mission
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MARY'S, OVERTON, DIOCESE OF WINCHESTER	FY2025	£3k	Mission & Charities UK & Overseas Allocations
St Andrews Chorleywood PCC	FY2023	£2k	Home missions and support
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MARY'S, OVERTON, DIOCESE OF WINCHESTER	FY2022	£2k	Missionary and Charitable Giving
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BRIGHTON, ST PETER	FY2024	£2k	Mission Giving
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MARY'S, OVERTON, DIOCESE OF WINCHESTER	FY2024	£2k	Mission & Charities UK & Overseas Allocations
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MARY'S, OVERTON, DIOCESE OF WINCHESTER	FY2023	£2k	Specific Donations
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CUCKFIELD	FY2022	£2k	Missionary and charitable giving
BUSHEY BAPTIST CHURCH	FY2024	£1k	Grants for: Samara's Aid
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CUCKFIELD	FY2024	£1k	Overseas missionary and charitable giving
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CUCKFIELD	FY2023	£1k	Overseas missionary/charitable giving
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SUTTON WITH SEAFORD	FY2022	£850	Mission Partner
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS, AMERSHAM	FY2023	£500	earthquake victims support charity providing medical and humanitarian aid, currently focused on Syria
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAULS, CAMBERLEY	FY2024	£250	Overseas mission societies
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BRIGHTON, ST PETER	FY2021	£0
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY'S, SUMMERSTOWN	FY2023	£0	Donation after the Syrian Earthquake

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
DARUL-ARQAM EDUCATIONAL TRUST	1	£45k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SYRIAN REFUGEE RELIEF FUND.

SYRIAN REFUGEE RELIEF FUND income £268k
LADY SUMAYYA HUMANITARIAN AID FOUNDATION LIMITED income £220k
AS-SALAAM HUMANITARIAN FOUNDATION income £538k
SAMR TRUST income £278k
SAMARITANS OF EXETER MID AND EAST DEVON income £153k
SHAKIRY CHARITY FOR SOCIAL SOLIDARITY income £139k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SAMARA'S AID APPEAL	£483k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SYRIAN REFUGEE RELIEF FUND FY2025	£268k	—	above	—	no doubt
LADY SUMAYYA HUMANITARIAN AID FOUNDATION LIMITED FY2024	£220k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
AS-SALAAM HUMANITARIAN FOUNDATION FY2025	£538k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SAMR TRUST FY2024	£278k	—	unclear	—	noted
SAMARITANS OF EXETER MID AND EAST DEVON FY2025	£153k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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