Ahlul Istiqamah Trust UK

Analysis

Ahlul Istiqamah Trust UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Barking. It was registered in October 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Ahlul Istiqamah Trust UK reported income of £160k and spending of £174k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £66k to £160k (+144%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 683%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Ahlul Istiqamah Trust UK sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% 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 Notting Hill Community Church (£160k), City Valley Church (£160k) and The W.h. Knox Associated Charitable Trusts (£160k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.