DEWSBURY WELFARE TRUST

Registered charity 1180430 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Collecting donations in UK and giving grants to organisations running poverty relief projects worldwide.

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

Latest income

£1.4m

Latest spending

£1.2m

Registered

2018

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £381,834, significantly exceeding the stated emergency reserve policy of £50,000. The charity reported a net surplus of £131,120 for the year, with total income of £1,378,059 and expenditure of £1,246,939. The trustees and auditors confirm the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue operational existence.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £50,000 (held: £382k)

“The charity holds £50,000 in reserve in case of an emergency expense and to help with the running costs.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by TC Group. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Dewsbury Welfare Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/10/2025)

Total income

£1.4m

Total spending

£1.2m

Cost of raising funds

£35k

Reserves (reported)

£50k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~0.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 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: 2.5% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

ISMAIL BULBULIAchair
AHMED NANLA-BULBULIA
ILYAS BULBULIA
IRFAN ASLAM
ISMAIL ACHHALA
SAJID ACHHALA

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

Operates in: India · Malawi · Pakistan · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/10/2025	£1.4m	£1.2m
31/10/2024	£1.8m	£1.8m
31/10/2023	£826k	£802k
31/10/2022	£568k	£480k
31/10/2021	£413k	£367k

Common questions

Is DEWSBURY WELFARE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £381,834, significantly exceeding the stated emergency reserve policy of £50,000. The charity reported a net surplus of £131,120 for the year, with total income of £1,378,059 and expenditure of £1,246,939. The trustees and auditors confirm the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue operational existence. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by TC Group.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MUIN WELFARE TRUST.

MUIN WELFARE TRUST income £146k
THE W E DUNN TRUST income £238k
DEWSBURY EVANGELICAL CHURCH income £193k
THE DU BROW CHARITY income £196k
NANAKSAR THATH ISHER DARBAR TRUST income £812k
SWIRE 2765 income £9.5m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
DEWSBURY WELFARE TRUST	£1.4m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
MUIN WELFARE TRUST FY2024	£146k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE W E DUNN TRUST FY2025	£238k	—	within	—	no doubt
DEWSBURY EVANGELICAL CHURCH FY2025	£193k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE DU BROW CHARITY FY2025	£196k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
NANAKSAR THATH ISHER DARBAR TRUST FY2025	£812k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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