ZOUQ FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1185897 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The advancement of education, training and the prevention or relief of poverty, particularly by providing grants to support people suffering hardship, with the object of improving their conditions of life.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, TRAINING AND THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY, PARTICULARLY BY PROVIDING GRANTS TO SUPPORT PEOPLE SUFFERING HARDSHIP, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

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

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

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased from £609,812 to £406,018 due to a net expenditure of £203,794 against income of £600,000. The trustees report that they have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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
• Complaints 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
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

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

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

Reported reserves equal ~6.1 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 (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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr Nadia Zouqchair
• Dr Rehana Zouq
• Mohammed Azhar Zouq · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Afghanistan · Bangladesh · India · Jordan · Lebanon · Malawi · Mali · Mauritania · Occupied Palestinian Territories · Pakistan · Sri Lanka · Syria

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Side by side with its peers

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