ABU ZAHRA FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1181727 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

1. TO ADVANCE RELIGION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEACHINGS OF ISLAM; 2. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN PARTICULAR AMONGST WOMEN AND YOUNG PEOPLE FROM ALL RELIGIOUS AND ETHNIC BACKGROUNDS; 3. TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR RECREATIONAL OR OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION FOR THE INHABITANTS OF KEIGHLEY AND SURROUNDING AREAS; 4. TO PROVIDE RELIEF AND CHARITY AID TO THOSE IN NEED.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARETO ADVANCE RELIGION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEACHINGS OF ISLAM;TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, AMONGST WOMEN AND YOUNG PEOPLE FROM ALL RELIGIOUS AND ETHNIC BACKGROUNDS;TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR RECREATIONAL OR OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION FOR THE INHABITANTS OF KEIGHLEY AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE;SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES, AS THE COMMITTEE SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE

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 Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£1.9m

Latest spending

£1.9m

Registered

2019

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds resulting in a deficit of £60,819 for the year ended 31 December 2024. Per the trustees' report, the charity aims to break even each year and recognises its long-term commitments. The unrestricted fund balance decreased from £1,750,425 to £1,689,606 during the period.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds 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
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Abu Zahra Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income

£1.9m

Total spending

£1.9m

Reserves (reported)

£132k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~0.8 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 (96% 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).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (28/06/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

ATIQ SADDIQUE
AZHAR MAHMOOD
Adnan Tariq
Asim Mahmood
Danyal Ehtsham Dar
MOHAMMED KAMRAN
MOHAMMED MAJID HUSSAIN
Mohammed Mubashar Akram
Mozamil Hussain
Sajad Iqbal · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Bradford City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£1.9m	£1.9m
31/12/2023	£1.5m	£1.4m
31/12/2022	£0	£0
31/12/2021	£0	£0
31/12/2020	£0	£0

Common questions

Is ABU ZAHRA FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds resulting in a deficit of £60,819 for the year ended 31 December 2024. Per the trustees' report, the charity aims to break even each year and recognises its long-term commitments. The unrestricted fund balance decreased from £1,750,425 to £1,689,606 during the period. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with AL-ZAHRA ASSOCIATION.

AL-ZAHRA ASSOCIATION income £214k
HADHRAT SHAYKH MUHAMMAD ZAKARIYYA FOUNDATION income £180k
AL KHIDMAH FOUNDATION income £164k
ELRAHMA CHARITY TRUST income £798k
A Z H R CHARITABLE TRUST income £164k
M Z AND K Z SHAH FOUNDATION income £141k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ABU ZAHRA FOUNDATION	£1.9m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
AL-ZAHRA ASSOCIATION FY2025	£214k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HADHRAT SHAYKH MUHAMMAD ZAKARIYYA FOUNDATION FY2025	£180k	—	above	—	no doubt
AL KHIDMAH FOUNDATION FY2025	£164k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ELRAHMA CHARITY TRUST FY2024	£798k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
A Z H R CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£164k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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