One Ummah

Analysis

One Ummah is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cleveland. It was registered in August 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, One Ummah reported income of £24.4m and spending of £29.4m, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £11.7m to £24.4m (+108%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, One Ummah sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Helping Foundation (£23.9m), Vso (£24.7m) and The Institute of Development Studies (£23.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 6.3%. Grants to other organisations totalled £24.7m. Reserves of £571k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 26 people.