The Matliwala Family Charitable Trust

Analysis

The Matliwala Family Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Preston. It was registered in July 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Matliwala Family Charitable Trust reported income of £1.4m and spending of £401k, leaving 72% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £662k to £1.4m (+118%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 52% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Matliwala Family Charitable Trust sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lajna Ima'illah (UK) (£1.4m), Citizens Advice Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (£1.4m) and Foodrise (£1.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 78% and investments 22%. Charitable activities took 84% of spending and raising funds 13%. Grants to other organisations totalled £336k. Reserves of £8.7m would cover about 253 months of spending at that rate.