The Good Deeds Foundation (In Memory of Maher Farid Irsheid)

Analysis

The Good Deeds Foundation (In Memory of Maher Farid Irsheid) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Good Deeds Foundation (In Memory of Maher Farid Irsheid) reported income of £617k and spending of £653k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £938k to £617k (-34%), an average of -10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Good Deeds Foundation (In Memory of Maher Farid Irsheid) sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Time and Talents Association (£616k), The Lord Leonard and Lady Estelle Wolfson Foundation (£618k) and Eastbourne Citizens Advice Bureau (£616k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £465k would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate.