Ab Foundation
Analysis
Ab Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Salford. It was registered in July 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Ab Foundation reported income of £11k and spending of £110k, spending 1008% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £93k to £11k (-88%), an average of -41% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 97%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Ab Foundation sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include British Supporters of Navajeevan Bala Bhavan (£11k), Pentecostal Assemblies of the World Western Europe (£11k) and Gurdwara Dukh Nirwaran Sahib (£11k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
grants towards the objects of the charity that are:-For the public benefit promote the education of people of all ages around the world ; (ii) The prevention or relief of poverty or financial hardship anywhere in the world by providing: .(iii) To advance the orthodox Jewish religion worldwide for the benefit of the public in
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| British Supporters of Navajeevan Bala Bhavan | Truro | £11k |
| Pentecostal Assemblies of the World Western Europe | Croydon | £11k |
| Gurdwara Dukh Nirwaran Sahib | Coventry | £11k |
| Birchos Yosef (UK) Limited | Middlesex | £11k |