Azad Welfare Trust (UK)
Analysis
Azad Welfare Trust (UK) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dewsbury. It was registered in April 2012, 14 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 buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Azad Welfare Trust (UK) reported income of £267k and spending of £222k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £469k to £267k (-43%), an average of -13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Azad Welfare Trust (UK) sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Chartered Certified Accountants Benevolent Fund (£267k), Anjali Dance Company Limited (£267k) and Sikh Community Centre and Youth Club (£267k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
1) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY ORPHANS AND WIDOWS.2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION.3) THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL NEED AND SUFFERING AMONG VICTIMS OF NATURAL OR OTHER KINDS OF DISASTER IN THE FORM OF MONEY OR OTHER MEANS DEEMED SUITABLE FOR PERSONS, BODIES, ORGANISATIONS AND/OR COUNTRIES AFFECTED INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF MEDICAL AID.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Chartered Certified Accountants Benevolent Fund | Glasgow | £267k |
| Anjali Dance Company Limited | Nottingham | £267k |
| Sikh Community Centre and Youth Club | Northampton | £267k |
| The Oliver Fisher Special Care Baby Trust | Sittingbourne | £267k |