Lajna Ima'illah (UK)

Analysis

Lajna Ima'illah (UK) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Farnham. It was registered in May 2020, 6 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 company (Companies House number 12431617). It says it makes grants to individuals and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Lajna Ima'illah (UK) reported income of £1.4m and spending of £1.4m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £1.2m to £1.4m (+19%), an average of +4.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2024, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Lajna Ima'illah (UK) sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Foodrise (£1.4m), The Matliwala Family Charitable Trust (£1.4m) and Worcester Municipal Charities (CIO) (£1.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 2.3%. Grants to other organisations totalled £494k. Reserves of £1.0m would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 1 people.