Karima Al Marwaziyya

Analysis

Karima Al Marwaziyya is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in High Wycombe. It was registered in October 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Karima Al Marwaziyya reported income of £897k and spending of £298k, leaving 67% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £207k to £897k (+334%), an average of +44% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 61% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Karima Al Marwaziyya sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Festival of Life (£897k), Purley Baptist Church (£898k) and Aston - Mansfield Charitable Trust (£897k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 87% and investments 1.5%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £281k would cover about 11 months of spending at that rate. It employed 3 people.