SHIFFA
Shiffa helps provide relief work abroad in general and specifically helps fund an Orphanage and Girls College in Pakistan.
Objects
ÔTHE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, AS AN EXPRESSION OF OUR ISLAMIC FAITH, BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING ALL, IRRESPECTIVE OF FAITH, IN THE PROVISION OF FOOD AID, EDUCATION, TRAINING, HEALTHCARE PROJECTS, DISASTER AND THE EFFECTS OF WAR RELIEF, ALL THE NECESSARY SUPPORT DESIGNED TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS TO GENERATE A SUSTAINABLE INCOME AND BE SELF-SUFFICIENT, AND ANY OTHER AVENUE DEEMED SUITABLE THROUGH: GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO MEET THESE AIMS.Ö
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £16,631 for the year, resulting in negative unrestricted free reserves of £14,910. Despite this deficit, the trustees maintain a going concern basis, citing no legal commitments for project funding, no employee costs, and flexible loan terms from a donor. The charity relies entirely on volunteers and individual donor funding to sustain its operations.
What the accounts disclose
“Voluntary donations received in the period amounted to £179,396”
“At 31 October 2025, the charity held reserves of negative £14,910 (2024: £2,996) as unrestricted and undesignated free reserves.”
Policies the charity declares
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investment
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Trustees
- Aisha Mussarat Ahmedchair
- Ismaeel Mohammad
- Khalid Yaqub
- Razwana Akhtar
- Tahmanna Khanam Choudhury
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/10/2025 | £179k | £196k |
| 31/10/2024 | £95k | £97k |
| 31/10/2023 | £89k | £80k |
| 31/10/2022 | £146k | £160k |
| 31/10/2021 | £45k | £31k |
Common questions
Is SHIFFA financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £16,631 for the year, resulting in negative unrestricted free reserves of £14,910. Despite this deficit, the trustees maintain a going concern basis, citing no legal commitments for project funding, no employee costs, and flexible loan terms from a donor. The charity relies entirely on volunteers and individual donor funding to sustain its operations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.