Wafa Relief

Analysis

Wafa Relief is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in February 2004, 22 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. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04770051). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending May 2025, Wafa Relief reported income of £560k and spending of £563k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income grew from £180k to £560k (+210%), an average of +33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2022, when income rose by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Wafa Relief sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Community Action Norfolk (£559k), Pbic Ltd (£561k) and Skylark Church (£559k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 79% of spending and raising funds 5.5%. Reserves of £361k would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 9 people.