Al Asr Welfare Foundation UK

Analysis

Al Asr Welfare Foundation UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newcastle Upon Tyne. It was registered in November 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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 May 2025, Al Asr Welfare Foundation UK reported income of £48k and spending of £32k, leaving 33% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from May 2023 to May 2025, income fell from £55k to £48k (-12%), an average of -6.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2025, when income rose by 60%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Al Asr Welfare Foundation UK sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Crossover Basketball Association (£48k), Tamil Association of Brent (£48k) and The Dwek Family Charitable Trust (£48k).