Alfajr Trust
Analysis
Alfajr Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Smethwick. It was registered in December 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Alfajr Trust reported income of £19k and spending of £25k, spending 130% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £14k to £19k (+35%), an average of +7.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 66%. Over the whole period it spent 117% of the income it received.
Among 1,223 England and Wales charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Alfajr Trust sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rotary Club of Padiham Trust Fund (£19k), Wales Puja Committee (£19k) and Folkestone Lions Club Charity Trust Fund (£19k).
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To provide education to most deprived children in the community in an inner city area of Rawalpindi Pakistan.To provide financial support to poverty stricken single parent families who have limited form of alternative support available to them. This year Alfajr worked with families effected by the crisis in Syria.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Rotary Club of Padiham Trust Fund | Burnley | £19k |
| Wales Puja Committee | Cardiff | £19k |
| Folkestone Lions Club Charity Trust Fund | Kent | £19k |
| Rotary Club of Southampton Magna Charitable Fund | Hampshire | £19k |