El Farouq Foundation

Analysis

El Farouq Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03257151). It says it makes grants to individuals.

In the financial year ending December 2025, El Farouq Foundation reported income of £48k and spending of £5,620, leaving 88% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £323 to £48k (+14767%), an average of +249% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 8556%. Over the whole period it spent 120% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, El Farouq Foundation sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Brock Webb Trust (£48k), Pathways Church (£48k) and The Maylands Trust (£48k).