Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 0
  • Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -6 ?

ALPHA RELIEF FUND

To promote charitable causes by, amongst other acts as the Trustees deem fit, making bequests to registered charities in order promote the following:-- The relief of sickness and the preservation of health among people anywhere in the world;- The prevention or relief of poverty or financial hardship anywhere in the world b providing or assisting in the provision of educational, training,
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Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year but the charity has substantial reserves available

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22£109£184£-75n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£166£191£-25n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£2,391£53£2,338£0£2,338£2,338525.140
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Balance Sheet History
Established: 4 years

alpharf20@gmail.com

02085215819

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Grant-making foundations
How it operates
  • Makes grants to organisations
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed

  • ARSHAD AHMAD SHAHED (Chair) Appointed: 2019
  • BILAL SHAHED Appointed: 2019
  • HUMZA QURESHI Appointed: 2023
  • NIGHAT SHAHED Appointed: 2019
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 05/05/2020, number: 1189352
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
3 returns made; all on time
Main office

57 QUEENS ROAD
LONDON
E17 8QR

Objectives

TO PROMOTE CHARITABLE CAUSES BY, AMONGST OTHER ACTS AS THE TRUSTEES DEEM FIT, MAKING BEQUESTS TO REGISTERED CHARITIES IN ORDER TO PROMOTE THE FOLLOWING:(A) THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PRESERVATION OF HEALTH AMONG PEOPLE ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD;(B) THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, TRAINING, HEALTHCARE PROJECTS AND ALL THE NECESSARY SUPPORT DESIGNED TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS TO GENERATE A SUSTAINABLE INCOME AND BE SELF-SUFFICIENT;(C) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION (INCLUDING SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL TRAINING) OF PEOPLE ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT; AND(D) TO ADVANCE THE TEACHINGS OF ISLAM FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC (OR ANY OTHER RELIGION AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT), INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THROUGH THE HOLDING OF PRAYER MEETINGS, LECTURES, RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS, PRODUCING AND/OR DISTRIBUTING LITERATURE TO ENLIGHTEN OTHERS ABOUT THE RELIGION.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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