Iqra Aid Trust

Analysis

Iqra Aid Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicester. It was registered in July 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 buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Iqra Aid Trust reported income of £14k and spending of £8,884, leaving 38% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2021 to July 2025, income fell from £18k to £14k (-18%), an average of -4.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2023, when income rose by 178%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Iqra Aid Trust sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ancient Charities of Hertford (£14k), The MK Charitable Trust (£14k) and Project Mozambique (£14k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.