The Asfari Foundation

Analysis

The Asfari Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05938633). It says it makes grants to organisations, sponsors or undertakes research and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Asfari Foundation reported income of £4.2m and spending of £2.6m, leaving 39% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £3.0m to £4.2m (+37%), an average of +8.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 1084%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Asfari Foundation sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hull Trinity House Charity (£4.2m), Community Advice and Law Service Ltd (£4.2m) and M and R Gross Charities Limited (£4.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 94% and investments 6.0%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 1.8%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.7m. Reserves of £3.7m would cover about 17 months of spending at that rate. It employed 3 people.