Islamic Waqf Foundation

Analysis

Islamic Waqf Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicester. It was registered in July 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Islamic Waqf Foundation reported income of £169k and spending of £6,877, leaving 96% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £21k to £169k (+694%), an average of +68% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 494%. Over the whole period it spent 18% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Islamic Waqf Foundation sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Haltwhistle Partnership Ltd (£169k), St George Indian Orthodox Church (£169k) and Encounter Church Ilfracombe (£169k).