Elrahma Charity Trust

Analysis

Elrahma Charity Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Elrahma Charity Trust reported income of £1.9m and spending of £1.6m, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £398k to £1.9m (+382%), an average of +48% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 140%. Over the whole period it spent 135% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Elrahma Charity Trust sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The John Horseman Trust (£1.9m), The Swedish Church in London Ltd (£1.9m) and Sand Dams Worldwide Limited (£1.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 100%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £388k. Reserves of £45.8m would cover about 337 months of spending at that rate. It employed 2 people.