Abu Bakr Trust

Analysis

Abu Bakr Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Walsall. It was registered in March 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, religious activities and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Abu Bakr Trust reported income of £1.1m and spending of £1.5m, spending 141% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £2.0m to £1.1m (-47%), an average of -15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income dropped by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 128% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Abu Bakr Trust sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parasakthy Hindu (Saiva) Temple Trust UK (£1.1m), Muhammadiyah House of Wisdom (£1.1m) and OCCA House (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 85% and donations and legacies 8.1%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £118k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 34 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.