Al-Kareem Foundation

Analysis

Al-Kareem Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sunderland. It was registered in October 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Al-Kareem Foundation reported income of £39k and spending of £18k, leaving 53% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2025, income grew from £28k to £39k (+40%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 88%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Al-Kareem Foundation sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Central Mosque and Community Centre (£39k), The Southwell Minster Choir Association (£39k) and Grace Reformed Baptist Church (£39k).