The Sarwar Foundation

Analysis

The Sarwar Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in August 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Sarwar Foundation reported income of £76k and spending of £70k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £31k to £76k (+149%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 284%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Sarwar Foundation sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Streetlight Trust (£76k), Ora Vesimcha (£76k) and Abingdon Vineyard Church (£76k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.