The Lady Fatemah (A.s.) Charitable Trust

Analysis

The Lady Fatemah (A.s.) Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Amersham. It was registered in November 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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 Lady Fatemah (A.s.) Charitable Trust reported income of £4.1m and spending of £4.0m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £3.6m to £4.1m (+15%), an average of +3.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Lady Fatemah (A.s.) Charitable 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 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Southall Black Sisters (£4.1m), Derby and Burton Hospitals Charity (£4.1m) and Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Charity (£4.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 99% and investments 1.4%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 3.1%. Grants to other organisations totalled £3.0m. Reserves of £604k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate.