Zaimah

Analysis

Zaimah is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Zaimah reported income of £936k and spending of £1.1m, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £902k to £936k (+3.7%), an average of +0.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Zaimah sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Elder Tree Limited (Voluntary Visiting Service) (£935k), Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Charitable Fund (£937k) and Ashford Place (£935k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 89% of spending and raising funds 5.2%. Grants to other organisations totalled £447k. Reserves of £1.4m would cover about 15 months of spending at that rate.