The Aziz Foundation

Analysis

The Aziz Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Aziz Foundation reported income of £1.6m and spending of £1.6m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £2.6m to £1.6m (-38%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Aziz Foundation sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Solicitors Benevolent Association Limited (£1.6m), Motiv8 South (£1.6m) and Rentstart (UK) Ltd (£1.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.4m. It employed 4 people.