Sophia Akash Foundation CIO
Analysis
Sophia Akash Foundation CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides other finance and provides services.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Sophia Akash Foundation CIO reported income of £46k and spending of £89k, spending 195% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £171k to £46k (-73%), an average of -28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 50%. 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, Sophia Akash Foundation CIO sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wynaud Trust (£46k), Spilsby Christian Fellowship (£46k) and The Friends of the Centre for Torah Education Trust (£46k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Facilitating sustainable paths out of poverty through new technologies, sustainable business practices, scalable and replicable techniques, and allied expert interventions. The charity itself is likely to principally operate at a strategic level, working with implementation partners and using its proposed subsidiary implementation arm to promote and deliver its charitable objects on the ground.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Wynaud Trust | Leighton Buzzard | £46k |
| Spilsby Christian Fellowship | Lincolnshire | £46k |
| The Friends of the Centre for Torah Education Trust | Salford | £46k |
| Ugandaid | Cheshire | £46k |