Al Khidmah Foundation
Analysis
Al Khidmah Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicester. It was registered in May 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Al Khidmah Foundation reported income of £164k and spending of £115k, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £340k to £164k (-52%), an average of -17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 248%. Over the whole period it spent 121% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Al Khidmah Foundation sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jewish Bereavement Counselling Service (£164k), Gowling WLG (UK) Charitable Trust (£164k) and The Bassil Shippam and Alsford Trust (£164k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
(1) TO ADVANCE THE RELIGION OF ISLAM, BY MEANS OF, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, PROMOTING THE TEACHINGS AND TENETS OF ISLAM, ASSISTANCE IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR WORSHIP AND FACILITIES FOR ISLAMIC EDUCATION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEACHINGS OF THE QUR'AAN AND THE SUNNAH OF THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD (PBUH);(2) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE POOR, THE UNDERPRIVILEGED AND GENERAL PUBLIC
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Jewish Bereavement Counselling Service | Middlesex | £164k |
| Gowling WLG (UK) Charitable Trust | Birmingham | £164k |
| The Bassil Shippam and Alsford Trust | West Sussex | £164k |
| The Northern Powergrid Foundation | Newcastle Upon Tyne | £164k |