Qismat Trust

Analysis

Qismat Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07934014). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending February 2025, Qismat Trust reported income of £213k and spending of £156k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2021 to February 2025, income grew from £139k to £213k (+53%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2025, when income rose by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Qismat Trust sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include West Howe Community Enterprises (£213k), Horton Bank Education Centre (£213k) and Dementia Matters - Here (Fordshire) (£213k).