Sheerwater Muslim Education and Welfare Trust

Analysis

Sheerwater Muslim Education and Welfare Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in April 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. It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Sheerwater Muslim Education and Welfare Trust reported income of £113k and spending of £17k, leaving 85% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £15k to £113k (+681%), an average of +67% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 503%. Over the whole period it spent 30% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Sheerwater Muslim Education and Welfare Trust sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% 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 Coventry Iqra Trust UK (£113k), The Martin Smith Foundation (£113k) and The Signpost to Polish Success (£113k).