The Barakat Trust

Analysis

The Barakat Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations, sponsors or undertakes research and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Barakat Trust reported income of £642k and spending of £421k, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 90%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Barakat Trust sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% 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 Foundation for Community Dance (£642k), Jact Summer Schools Trust (£642k) and Eric and Salome Estorick Foundation (£642k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 91%, investments 7.0% and charitable activities 1.5%. Charitable activities took 92% of spending and raising funds 6.9%. Grants to other organisations totalled £215k. Reserves of £2.5m would cover about 72 months of spending at that rate. It employed 4 people.