Sufi Abdullah Foundation

Analysis

Sufi Abdullah Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in September 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Sufi Abdullah Foundation reported income of £577k and spending of £560k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £214k to £577k (+170%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 185%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Sufi Abdullah Foundation sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 88% 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 Guildford Action for Community Care (£577k), Banana Enterprise Network (£577k) and Restore Church Boston (£577k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 93%, investments 4.4% and charitable activities 1.4%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £537k. Charitable activities took 58% of spending and raising funds 38%. Reserves of £10k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 2 people.