Aid 4 Ummah

Analysis

Aid 4 Ummah is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Blackburn. It was registered in January 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09162860). It says it makes grants to individuals and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending February 2025, Aid 4 Ummah reported income of £2.4m and spending of £2.1m, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2020 to February 2025, income grew from £776k to £2.4m (+209%), an average of +33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2025, when income rose by 178%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Aid 4 Ummah sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Charity for Roman Catholic Purposes Administered in Connection with the Congregation of the Franciscan Missionary Sisters (Littlehampton) (£2.4m), Children of Adam (£2.4m) and The William Harvey Research Foundation (£2.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 88% of spending and raising funds 1.2%. Reserves of £214k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 3 people.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.