Rahela Trust for Afghan women's education

Analysis

Rahela Trust for Afghan women's education is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Harrow. It was registered in February 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Rahela Trust for Afghan women's education reported income of £229k and spending of £252k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £52k to £229k (+338%), an average of +45% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 188%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Rahela Trust for Afghan women's education sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Acorn2oak Preschool (£225k), 3space (£229k) and Hope North London Limited (£225k).