The Latif Foundation

Analysis

The Latif Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in September 2001, 25 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 February 2026, The Latif Foundation reported income of £163k and spending of £283k, spending 173% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2022 to February 2026, income fell from £170k to £163k (-3.8%), an average of -1.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2026, when income dropped by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 128% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Latif Foundation sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Allied Services Trust (£163k), Mogok Dhamma Trust (£163k) and Guildford Poyle Charities (£163k).