Salam Charity

Analysis

Salam Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Salam Charity reported income of £2.7m and spending of £3.6m, spending 135% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £2.5m to £2.7m (+9.4%), an average of +2.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Salam Charity sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Carers Trust Heart of England (£2.7m), Medical Schools Council (£2.7m) and Humanity First UK (£2.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 84% of spending and raising funds 7.7%. Grants to other organisations totalled £3.0m.