Shaukat Khanum Memorial Trust

Analysis

Shaukat Khanum Memorial Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bradford. It was registered in October 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Trust reported income of £18.2m and spending of £18.8m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £13.9m to £18.2m (+31%), an average of +6.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Trust sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Shrewsbury Roman Catholic Diocesan Trust (£18.2m), The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (£18.3m) and The Virgin Foundation (£18.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 88% of spending and raising funds 12%. Grants to other organisations totalled £16.5m. Reserves of £100k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 3 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.