Yusuf Islam Foundation

Analysis

Yusuf Islam Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 2010, 16 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 company (Companies House number 07055355). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Yusuf Islam Foundation reported income of £3.6m and spending of £3.8m, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.9m to £3.6m (+23%), an average of +5.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Yusuf Islam 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 Fair Credit Charity Ltd (£3.6m), Young Gloucestershire Limited (£3.6m) and Breaking Barriers (£3.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 56%, investments 15% and donations and legacies 2.1%. Charitable activities took 70% of spending and raising funds 4.1%. Grants to other organisations totalled £175k. Reserves of £21.8m would cover about 65 months of spending at that rate. It employed 50 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.