The Rafida Foundation

Analysis

The Rafida Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Fulmer. It was registered in April 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, religious activities and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Rafida Foundation reported income of £14k and spending of £18k, spending 122% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £64k to £14k (-78%), an average of -31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Rafida Foundation sits at the 28th percentile: it is larger than about 28% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sevenoaks Campaigners (£14k), Grove Vale Youth Club (£14k) and Town Estate Educational Foundation (£14k).