Akram Aid

Analysis

Akram Aid is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Romford. It was registered in August 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and amateur sport, 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 services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Akram Aid reported income of £58k and spending of £64k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2025, income fell from £62k to £58k (-5.9%), an average of -2.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Akram Aid sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) Faith Foundation Fellowship Centre (£58k), Ashford Parochial Charities (£58k) and Babington's Charity (£58k).