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Al- Raza Foundation

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1089435ManchesterReligion
Income£160k2025-12-31
Spending£60ksame year
Spent / received74%5-year average
Size in its cause73rd pctReligion
Registered2001Other
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Al- Raza Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in November 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Al- Raza Foundation reported income of £160k and spending of £60k, leaving 62% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £42k to £160k (+278%), an average of +40% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 223%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Al- Raza 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 The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Lawrence Effingham with All Saints Little Bookham (£160k), Go Teach Publications Limited (£160k) and The Parochial Church Council of Ecclesiastical Parish of St Gabriel's Church of Bishopwearmouth Sunderland (£159k).

Income and spending

£0£40k£80k£120k£160k2021 Income: £42,1542021 Spending: £16,88720212022 Income: £39,0162022 Spending: £44,08120222023 Income: £37,3082023 Spending: £82,36620232024 Income: £49,3612024 Spending: £37,70720242025 Income: £159,5202025 Spending: £60,4872025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

THE OBJECTIVES OF THE ASSOCIATION SHALL BE TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF GREATER MANCHESTER AND IN PARTICULAR THOSE OF THE SHI'ITE MUSLIMS IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH THE TEACHINGS AND TRADITIONS OF THE SHI'ITE FAITH (FIQUA JAFARIA0 WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR OF POLITICAL OR OTHER OPINION.

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The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Lawrence Effingham with All Saints Little BookhamSurrey£160k
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The Parochial Church Council of Ecclesiastical Parish of St Gabriel's Church of Bishopwearmouth SunderlandSunderland£159k
The Parochial Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Peters,tunbridge WellsTunbridge Wells£160k