Hazrat Sultan Bahu Trust (UK)

Analysis

Hazrat Sultan Bahu Trust (UK) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in October 1985, 41 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Hazrat Sultan Bahu Trust (UK) reported income of £3.1m and spending of £2.8m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.1m to £3.1m (+52%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Hazrat Sultan Bahu Trust (UK) sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Leeds Citizens Advice Bureau (£3.1m), Handcrafted Projects (£3.1m) and Morthyng Limited (£3.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 76%, investments 8.8% and trading 1.6%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £2.4m. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 0.6%. Grants to other organisations totalled £394k. Reserves of £6.7m would cover about 27 months of spending at that rate. It employed 92 people.