Al Murtaza Foundation
Analysis
Al Murtaza Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Luton. It was registered in September 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, religious activities and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Al Murtaza Foundation reported income of £61k and spending of £65k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £37k to £61k (+64%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 130%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Al Murtaza Foundation sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fellowship for Christian Services (£61k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Holy Trinity, Birchfield, Birmingham (£61k) and The Bay Church (£61k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The organisation has a charitable status and provides books and literature in particular but not exclusively to the Shia Ithna?asheri Community and to the people with disabilities in the interest of social welfare with the aim of improving the conditions of life of such people
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Fellowship for Christian Services | Liverpool | £61k |
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Holy Trinity, Birchfield, Birmingham | Birmingham | £61k |
| The Bay Church | Cardiff | £61k |
| The Anne Dutton Charity | Sandy | £61k |