UMMAH APPEAL

Registered charity 1176082 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The main activities of Ummah Appeal are to establish public benefit of the people in the UK, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Mayanmar by providing Educational advancement , relieve poverty, relieve sickness and to promote and protect good health. Financial assitance by way of giving grants to individuals and organisations. Building religious centeres to promote harmony between various faiths.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£523k
Latest spending
£594k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £70,703 for the year ended 30 September 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £270,022 to £199,319. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £199,319, which are maintained to ensure sufficient working capital as per the directors' policy. No material uncertainties or going concern issues were identified by the independent examiner.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: review working capital on a regular basis to ensure that it has sufficient funds (held: £199k)
“The policy is to review working capital on a regular basis to ensure that it has sufficient funds and take necessary action if needed.” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2025)

Total income
£523k
Total spending
£594k
Cost of raising funds
£236k
Reserves (reported)
£199k
Employees
4

Reported reserves equal ~4.0 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (87% 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: 45.2% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bangladesh · Burma · India · Indonesia · Pakistan · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£523k£594k
30/09/2024£507k£463k
30/09/2023£348k£284k
30/09/2022£429k£455k
30/09/2021£448k£316k

Common questions

Is UMMAH APPEAL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £70,703 for the year ended 30 September 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £270,022 to £199,319. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £199,319, which are maintained to ensure sufficient working capital as per the directors' policy. No material uncertainties or going concern issues were identified by the independent examiner. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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
MIRZA SHARIF AHMAD FOUNDATION1£5.6m
MAJLIS ANSARULLAH (UK) LTD1£265k
SABEEL FOUNDATION1£170k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ONE UMMAH.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
UMMAH APPEAL£523k——unclear—no doubt
ONE UMMAH FY2025£24.4m—0unclear—no doubt
ZIA UL UMMAH FOUNDATION FY2024£267k—0below—no doubt
GLOBAL UMMAH TRUST FY2025£351k—0unclear—no doubt
HELPING UMMAH FY2025£117k—0below—no doubt
JAMIA ISLAMIA ISHAATUL ULOOM UK FY2024£531k—0unclear—no doubt

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