Al Hajjaj

Analysis

Al Hajjaj is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in March 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty, religious activities and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Al Hajjaj reported income of £15k and spending of £13k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1,181 to £15k (+1210%), an average of +90% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 711%. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Al Hajjaj sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bradden Town Land Charity (£15k), The Red House Trust (£15k) and St Paul's Children's Project (£15k).