The Yusuf and Farida Hamied Foundation

Analysis

The Yusuf and Farida Hamied Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in June 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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 December 2025, The Yusuf and Farida Hamied Foundation reported income of £23.6m and spending of £25.0m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £3.0m to £23.6m (+690%), an average of +68% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 345%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Yusuf and Farida Hamied Foundation sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Frontline Organisation (£23.5m), Muslim Aid (£23.8m) and St Helena Hospice Limited (£23.5m).

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 £24.7m. Reserves of £244k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate.