Abdul Karim Charitable Trust

Analysis

Abdul Karim Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicester. It was registered in January 2003, 23 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 human resources.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Abdul Karim Charitable Trust reported income of £32k and spending of £28k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £26k to £32k (+24%), an average of +5.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 96%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Abdul Karim Charitable Trust sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rachel's Table (£32k), The (Dayalbagh) Radhasoami Satsang Association of Europe (£32k) and The John William Lamb Charity (£32k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.