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MATW PROJECT

Registered charity 1201110 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Humanitarian programmes, aid distribution and the furtherance of the Islamic faith

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£67.6m
Latest spending
£65.0m
Registered
2022
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a net surplus of £2,668,916 for the year, with total funds increasing to £7,636,854. However, the trustees note that the unrestricted general fund reduced by £176,281, placing the free reserves toward the lower end of the policy range. The charity confirmed it has sufficient resources to continue operating for at least twelve months with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% of income)
“Total income rose to £67,636,731 (2024: £24,769,457), driven almost entirely by donations and legacies of £67,634,316” — page 30
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Fundraising cost ratio: 30.0% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“The cost of generating funds represented approximately 30.0p for every pound of income raised” — page 32
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £690k)
“the pace of growth during the year placed the unrestricted position toward the lower end of the policy range” — page 31
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Pearlman Rose, Chartered Accountants & Statutory Auditors. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£67.6m
Total spending
£65.0m
Cost of raising funds
£20.3m
Reserves (reported)
£690k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~0.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 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: 30.0% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 3.8%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Australia · Bangladesh · Egypt · India · Indonesia · Jordan · Lebanon · Morocco · Occupied Palestinian Territories · Pakistan · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£67.6m£65.0m
31/08/2024£24.8m£20.1m
31/08/2023£409k£75k

Common questions

Is MATW PROJECT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a net surplus of £2,668,916 for the year, with total funds increasing to £7,636,854. However, the trustees note that the unrestricted general fund reduced by £176,281, placing the free reserves toward the lower end of the policy range. The charity confirmed it has sufficient resources to continue operating for at least twelve months with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Pearlman Rose, Chartered Accountants & Statutory Auditors.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
GOODNEWS EVANGELICAL MISSION1£80k
JOHN JACKSON CHARITABLE TRUST1£28k
SOCIETY OF THE HOLY CHILD JESUS CIO1£25k
IHELP GLOBAL1£24k
MOTHER AND CHILD WELFARE ORGANISATION1£1k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WILLINGDON1£1k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MATTHEW TRUST UK.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MATW PROJECT£67.6m—0below30.0%no doubt
MATTHEW TRUST UK FY2025£121k—0unclear—no doubt
THE MATTHEW 25 35 TRUST FY2025£107k—0unclear—no doubt
HAZRAT SULTAN BAHU TRUST (UK) FY2025£3.1m—0above—no doubt
THE MATTHEW 25 MISSION FY2025£255k—0above—no doubt
INTERNATIONAL WAQF FUND FY2024£360k—1above—no doubt

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