AGHOSH UK

Registered charity 1178778 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity?s activities include prevention or relief of poverty or financial hardship, relief and assistance of persons who are the victims of natural or other kinds of disasters, the promotion and advancement of education (including social and physical training) and the relief of sickness and the preservation of health.

Objects

A) THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP IN PAKISTAN, SPECIFICALLY AZAD JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND ALSO ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD;B) THE RELIEF AND ASSISTANCE OF PERSONS IN IN PAKISTAN, SPECIFICALLY AZAD JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND ANY PART OF THE WORLD WHO ARE THE VICTIMS OF WAR OR NATURAL OR OTHER KINDS OF DISASTER, TROUBLE, OR CATASTROPHE; 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 PAKISTAN, SPECIFICALLY AZAD JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD; E) THE ADVANCEMENT OF SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE IN ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE IN THEIR SOLE DISCRETION.NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CHARITY FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 AND SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Bury, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net expenditure of £246,445 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £1,621,698 to £1,375,253. Unrestricted reserves stood at £376,782, while restricted funds decreased to £998,471. 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 audited. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints 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
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Aghosh UK - Alkhidmat Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~1.9 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (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: 11.1% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.3%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr Adeel Riazchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Dr Muhammad Najeeb Azam
• Farid ud din Lodhi
• Muhammad Luqman
• Sajida Naheed
• Usama Ayoub

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

Operates in: Occupied Palestinian Territories · Pakistan · Throughout England And Wales · Turkey

Income and spending

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Known funders

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• DONATING CHARITY LIMITED income £1.9m
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• ASHFIELD VOLUNTARY ACTION income £178k
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Side by side with its peers

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