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AKRAM AID

Registered charity 1195519 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To relieve financial hardship, distress & suffering among poor people, widows,orphans, victims of natural disasters & other people in need by means of, butnot exclusively, making grants for providing or paying for items, equipment,services, & facilities, including the provision of food, clean water & clothing,medical treatment & cost for attending school for the benefit of the said persons

Objects

TO RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, DISTRESS AND SUFFERING AMONG POOR PEOPLE, WIDOWS, ORPHANS, VICTIMS OF NATURAL DISASTERS AND OTHER PEOPLE IN NEED BY MEANS OF, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, MAKING GRANTS FOR PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR ITEMS, EQUIPMENT, SERVICES, AND FACILITIES, INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF FOOD, CLEAN WATER AND CLOTHING, MEDICAL TREATMENT AND COSTS FOR ATTENDING SCHOOL FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE SAID PERSONS.

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 · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Amateur Sport · Recreation · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£45k
Latest spending
£26k
Registered
2021
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £19,088 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total reserves increasing to £31,565. Unrestricted funds stood at £4,595, which the trustees consider a strong position relative to their monthly running costs of approximately £500. The charity operates on a 100% donation policy for its activities, with administration costs covered by specific donations and gift aid.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between £4,500 and £7,500 (held: £5k)
“The Charity Commission recommends that, in order to ensure ongoing viability, a charity should hold between 9 and 15 months of total running costs. Akram Aid’s monthly running costs are now approximately £500 and, on this basis, we should be holding between £4,500 and £7,500.” — page 9
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Afghanistan · Bangladesh · Occupied Palestinian Territories · Pakistan · Syria · Throughout England And Wales · Yemen

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£45k£26k
31/12/2023£47k£39k
31/12/2022£62k£57k

Common questions

Is AKRAM AID financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £19,088 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total reserves increasing to £31,565. Unrestricted funds stood at £4,595, which the trustees consider a strong position relative to their monthly running costs of approximately £500. The charity operates on a 100% donation policy for its activities, with administration costs covered by specific donations and gift aid. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.