AL RISALAH EDUCATION TRUST

Registered charity 1174497 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN PARTICULARMUSLIMS, THROUGH THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF A NURSERY OR SCHOOL(S)AND COLLEGES OF HIGHER EDUCATION

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Latest income
£1.5m
Latest spending
£1.8m
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing resource of £302,098 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted funds from £10,332,710 to £10,031,862. The trustees maintain a reserves policy of holding approximately three months' average expenditure, which is significantly higher than the current unrestricted reserves of £10,031,862. The auditor confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and that 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

Reserves policy: three months' average expenditure (held: £10.0m)
“The Trustees considers holding unrestricted reserves amounting to approximately three months' average expenditure.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by M.Zaidi & Co. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

7 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (4 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£1.5m
Total spending
£1.8m
Reserves (reported)
£250k
Employees
45

Reported reserves equal ~1.7 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (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).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£1.5m£1.8m
31/08/2024£1.4m£1.7m
31/08/2023£1.4m£1.6m
31/08/2022£1.2m£1.6m
31/08/2021£1.4m£1.3m

Common questions

Is AL RISALAH EDUCATION TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing resource of £302,098 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted funds from £10,332,710 to £10,031,862. The trustees maintain a reserves policy of holding approximately three months' average expenditure, which is significantly higher than the current unrestricted reserves of £10,031,862. The auditor confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by M.Zaidi & Co.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE NUFFIELD FOUNDATION1£246k
THE DULVERTON TRUST1£40k
SWEATY BETTY FOUNDATION1£37k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with FAIZAN-E-MADINA MOSQUE COMMITTEE (TRUST).

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
AL RISALAH EDUCATION TRUST£1.5m—0unclear—no doubt
FAIZAN-E-MADINA MOSQUE COMMITTEE (TRUST) FY2025£536kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
NOOR TRUST FY2025£490k—0unclear—no doubt
CAUSEWAY EDUCATION LTD FY2025£772k——above—no doubt
BAYTUL ILM TRUST FY2025£375k—0above—no doubt
CHARMINSTER PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£189k—0unclear—no doubt

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