13 FOUNDATION
1.THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION TO THOSE SUPPORTING THE CONSTRUCTION AND RUNNING OF SCHOOLS .2.THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH AND THE SAVING OF LIVES. SUPPORTING THE CONSTRUCTION AND RUNNING OF HOSPITALS.3.THE RELIEF OF THE SICK; CHILDREN WHO ARE BLIND OR HANDICAPPED. 4.SPORTS OR GAMES WHICH PROMOTE GOOD HEALTH BY INVOLVING PHYSICAL OR MENTAL SKILL AMONG THOSE IN DEPRIVED AREAS OF THE WORLD.
Objects
A) THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD;B) THE RELIEF AND ASSISTANCE OF PERSONS IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD WHO ARE THE VICTIMS OF WAR OR NATURAL OR OTHER KINDS OF DISASTER, TROUBLE, OR CATASTROPHE WITH; C) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION (INCLUDING SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL TRAINING) IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT; D) THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PRESERVATION OF HEALTH IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD; E) THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT, INCLUDING ASSISTANCE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT;F) 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 the charity reported a surplus of £20,378 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with unrestricted funds increasing to £31,466. The charity operates with no paid staff and relies on volunteer trustees and donations. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention during the examination of the accounts.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024
- Grant-making is its main activity
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 2 were received after the due date: year ending 31/12/2022 (received 19/07/2024, 262 days after the 31/10/2023 due date); year ending 31/12/2021 (received 19/07/2024, 627 days after the 31/10/2022 due date).
Trustees
- IFTAKHAR IFRAHIMchair
- ASIF AYUB
- EBRAHIM SACHA
- HUZAIFA BINYAMEEN ZAHOOR
- MAJID IFRAHIM
- TAHIR SADIQ
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £127k | £107k |
| 31/12/2024 | £20k | £9k |
| 31/12/2023 | £0 | £0 |
| 31/12/2022 | £0 | £0 |
| 31/12/2021 | £0 | £0 |
Common questions
Is 13 FOUNDATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £20,378 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with unrestricted funds increasing to £31,466. The charity operates with no paid staff and relies on volunteer trustees and donations. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention during the examination of the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds 13 FOUNDATION?
Funders whose own accounts filings name 13 FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include SAVE AN ORPHAN (INTERNATIONAL).
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAVE AN ORPHAN (INTERNATIONAL) | FY2025 | £84k | Grants, Preventing and relieving poverty |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| SIR HARRY PILKINGTON FUND | 1 | £2k |
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 FOUNDATION | £127k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| HELPING EDUCATING AND REBUILDING LIVES | £78k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| EDAID FOUNDATION | £120k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| SIMPLE REASON | £61k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| HUMAN HEALTH AND WELFARE FOUNDATION | £89k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| COMMUNITY AGAINST POVERTY FOUNDATION | £352k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |