Abu Zahra Foundation

Analysis

Abu Zahra Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Yorkshire. It was registered in January 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Abu Zahra Foundation reported income of £1.9m and spending of £1.7m, spending 90% of its income. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Abu Zahra Foundation sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% 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 The Swedish Church in London Ltd (£1.9m), Age UK Norwich (£1.9m) and Elrahma Charity Trust (£1.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 94% and trading 6.2%. Charitable activities took 87% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £164k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 8 people.