FEED THE POOR

Registered charity 294263 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ISLAMIC RELIEF AGENCY, ISLAMIC RELIEF AGENCY "ISRA", ISRA-UK

Humanitarian Aid abroad & UK, includes Emergency Response, Feeding, Agriculture, Empowerment, Shelter, Health, Medical Aid & Equipment to Clinics and Hospitals, Orphans Sponsorship & Orphan related projects within Communities. Widows Assistance, Clean Water & Sanitary solutions. Provision of Education to the less fortunate and all that entails. Assistance to Community & homeless in UK.

Objects

THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND SICKNESS AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD.

Area of benefit: THE WORLD.

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 · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£938k
Latest spending
£859k
Registered
1986
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £340,105, which exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of three months of operational costs. The charity reported a net surplus of £79,166 for the year, funded by £938,458 in donations, with total expenditure of £859,292.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of operational costs (held: £340k)
“The trustees have determined that free reserves equivalent to three months of operational costs should be maintained.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 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.

In the news

Recent coverage mentioning this charity by name (automated match; headlines belong to their publishers).

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Isra-UK Feed the Poor (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£938k
Total spending
£859k
Cost of raising funds
£69k
Reserves (reported)
£340k
Employees
6

Reported reserves equal ~4.7 months of spending — below 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: 7.3% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Birmingham City · Lebanon · Occupied Palestinian Territories · Pakistan · Turkey · Uganda · Yemen

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£938k£859k
31/03/2024£717k£695k
31/03/2023£844k£920k
31/03/2022£928k£1.1m
31/03/2021£982k£860k

Common questions

Is FEED THE POOR financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £340,105, which exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of three months of operational costs. The charity reported a net surplus of £79,166 for the year, funded by £938,458 in donations, with total expenditure of £859,292. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund18/01/2019£10kIsra Community Cafe