Muslim Charity Helping the Needy

Analysis

Muslim Charity Helping the Needy is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Nottinghamshire. It was registered in December 1999, 27 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 company (Companies House number 03867865). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending October 2025, Muslim Charity Helping the Needy reported income of £8.1m and spending of £7.9m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income grew from £5.7m to £8.1m (+44%), an average of +9.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2022, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Muslim Charity Helping the Needy sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Crohn's & Colitis UK (£8.1m), Quo Vadis Trust (£8.2m) and The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (£8.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 97% and trading 2.7%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £7.9m. Charitable activities took 90% of spending and raising funds 6.0%. Reserves of £2.0m would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 20 people.