IHSAN FOR CHILDREN FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1183449 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

ICF provides education and resources to refugees across the world

Objects

1. TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE2. THE RELIEF OF CHILDREN WHO ARE IN NEED BY REASON OF THEIR AGE, ILL HEALTH OR DISABILITY, SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING CLOTHING, EDUCATIONAL SUPPLIES AND HEALTH PROVISIONS.

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 · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Get email alerts

Latest income
£641k
Latest spending
£585k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £421,684, which is significantly above the stated reserves policy target of £10,000. The charity reported a net surplus of £56,479 for the year, with total income of £641,485 and total expenditure of £585,006.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £10,000 (held: £422k)
“We expect to hold £10,000 as reserves solely to be awarded as grants in the future when received donations are less than expected and do not meet the budgeted expenditure.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 05/04/2025)

Total income
£641k
Total spending
£585k
Reserves (reported)
£422k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~8.6 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (97% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Lebanon · Morocco · Occupied Palestinian Territories · Throughout England · Turkey

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£641k£585k
05/04/2024£617k£335k
05/04/2023£102k£118k
05/04/2022£237k£225k
05/04/2021£129k£47k

Common questions

Is IHSAN FOR CHILDREN FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £421,684, which is significantly above the stated reserves policy target of £10,000. The charity reported a net surplus of £56,479 for the year, with total income of £641,485 and total expenditure of £585,006. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with INTERNATIONAL CARE NETWORK.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
IHSAN FOR CHILDREN FOUNDATION£641k—0unclear—no doubt
INTERNATIONAL CARE NETWORK FY2024£985k—0unclear—no doubt
INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION FY2025£762k—0unclear—no doubt
IHSAN COMPASSION FUND FY2025£277k—0unclear—no doubt
THE INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ARTS AND CULTURE FY2024£104k—0unclear—no doubt
THE I S A CHARITY FY2025£1.2m—0unclear—no doubt

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