Akhuwat (UK) Trust

Analysis

Akhuwat (UK) Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dagenham. It was registered in June 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 March 2025, Akhuwat (UK) Trust reported income of £600k and spending of £460k, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £36k to £600k (+1556%), an average of +102% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 432%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Akhuwat (UK) Trust sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Women Acting in Todays Society (£600k), Love146 (£600k) and Shareafrica (£599k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 51% and charitable activities 49%. Charitable activities took 47% of spending and raising funds 51%. Reserves of £320k would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate.