Muslim Relief

Analysis

Muslim Relief is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Yorkshire. It was registered in December 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Muslim Relief reported income of £161k and spending of £184k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £59k to £161k (+174%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 165%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Muslim Relief sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% 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 Tameside South and Longdendale Foodbank Ltd (£161k), Community Heart (London) (£161k) and RT Community Projects Ltd (£161k).