Barakah Educational and Cultural Association

Analysis

Barakah Educational and Cultural Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in New Cross. It was registered in February 2011, 15 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 07387615). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Barakah Educational and Cultural Association reported income of £119k and spending of £100k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £173k to £119k (-32%), an average of -9.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2025, when income dropped by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 58% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Barakah Educational and Cultural Association sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Oasis International Association (£119k), The Simcha Trust Limited (£119k) and Eat or Heat (£119k).