Al Medina 313

Analysis

Al Medina 313 is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Banbury. It was registered in August 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty, religious activities and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2026, Al Medina 313 reported income of £681k and spending of £998k, spending 147% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2022 to April 2026, income grew from £369k to £681k (+85%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 127%. Over the whole period it spent 111% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Al Medina 313 sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Feeding Coventry (£681k), Leket UK (£681k) and Gateway Church, Poole (£680k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £990k. Reserves of £34k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate.