Matliwala Darul Aloom Charitable Trust

Analysis

Matliwala Darul Aloom Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Preston. It was registered in June 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Matliwala Darul Aloom Charitable Trust reported income of £572k and spending of £408k, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £451k to £572k (+27%), an average of +6.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 58% of the income it received.

Among 1,223 England and Wales charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Matliwala Darul Aloom Charitable Trust sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Guru Nanak Gurdwara South Birmingham (£569k), Allan and Nesta Ferguson Charitable Settlement (£574k) and Alpha International Ministries (£549k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 73% and donations and legacies 27%. Charitable activities took 86% of spending and raising funds 12%. Grants to other organisations totalled £349k. Reserves of £8.0m would cover about 231 months of spending at that rate.