Zainabiya Welfare Foundation
Analysis
Zainabiya Welfare Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Reading. It was registered in September 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Zainabiya Welfare Foundation reported income of £76k and spending of £67k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £46k to £76k (+65%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 35%. 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, Zainabiya Welfare Foundation sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tia's Crown (£76k), The Friends of Crowborough Hospital (£76k) and Keren Gemillas Chesed Fund (£76k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
TO ADVANCE THE RELIGION OF ISLAM, BY MEANS OF PROMOTING THE TEACHINGS AND TENETS OF ISLAM, PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR WORSHIP AND RELIGIOUS CEREMONIES AND PROVISION OF SERVICES FOR ISLAMIC EDUCATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEACHINGS OF THE SHIA ITHNA-ASHRI DOCTRINE;(II) TO RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONG THE POOR, THE UNDERPRIVILEGED, VICTIMS OF NATURAL AND MAN-MADE DISASTERS AND PEOPLE IN NEED
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Tia's Crown | Fleetwood | £76k |
| The Friends of Crowborough Hospital | East Sussex | £76k |
| Keren Gemillas Chesed Fund | Salford | £76k |
| Northampton Bangladeshi Association | Northampton | £76k |