As-Suffa Trust
Analysis
As-Suffa Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in October 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05238222). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending September 2025, As-Suffa Trust reported income of £3.5m and spending of £3.3m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £1.8m to £3.5m (+92%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, As-Suffa Trust sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Changes Health & Wellbeing (£3.5m), Children's Links (£3.5m) and Active Partnerships (£3.5m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 85% and charitable activities 14%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 3.2%. Reserves of £3.9m would cover about 14 months of spending at that rate. It employed 48 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 85%
- Charitable activities 14%
- Other 0.7%
In the charity's own words
PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL COURSES AT THE AS-SUFFA INSTITUTE AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES OFF SITEPROVIDE FOOD AND SHELTER TO HOMELESS PEOPLE IN THE UK.RUN OUTREACH PROJECTS, EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS, COMMUNITY BASED LECTURES.PROVIDE AID AND POVERTY RELIEF IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE WORLD.PROVIDES RELGIOUS SERVICES AND OUTREACH WORK ACTIVITIES TO ADVANCE RACIAL AND RELGIOUS HARMONY.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Changes Health & Wellbeing | Stoke-On-Trent | £3.5m |
| Children's Links | Lincolnshire | £3.5m |
| Active Partnerships | Leicestershire | £3.5m |
| The End Fund | London | £3.5m |