Noor Aid

Analysis

Noor Aid is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in January 2009, 17 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 trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Noor Aid reported income of £679k and spending of £670k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £520k to £679k (+30%), an average of +6.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Noor Aid sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include York Carers Centre (£679k), Congregation of the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Mother of Christ United Kingdom (£679k) and The Lily Mae Foundation (£678k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £37k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate.