RAHMA (MERCY) — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 23 May 2003
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £4,210,312
Latest expenditure: £3,858,146
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 56 HARTINGTON ROAD, LEICESTER, LE2 0GN

Website recorded by the regulator: www.rahmamercy.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Charitable organisation sponsoring orphans, helping the poor and needy, emergency relief and disasters, water well and medical projects, building community centers and facilities.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 30 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 30 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £4,210,312
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,858,146

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 30 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 30 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £3,212,838
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,617,794

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 29 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 29 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £3,224,507
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,190,431

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 31 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 31 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £2,831,300
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,748,240

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 1 February 2022
Date Accounts Received: 1 February 2022
Total Gross Income: £2,933,364
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,392,389

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 30 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £4,210,312
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,858,146
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 15

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 30 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £3,212,838
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,617,794
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 15

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 29 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £3,224,507
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,190,431
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 30

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 31 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £2,831,300
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,748,240
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 30

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 1 February 2022
Total Gross Income: £2,933,364
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,392,389
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 30

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 30 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 4207604
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 2708
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 4210312
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £194,887
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £3,332,279
Expenditure Other: 330980
Expenditure Total: 3858146
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 14980
Expenditure Support Costs: 347653
Expenditure Depreciation: 243
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £401,563
Assets Total Fixed: 170
Assets Own Use: 170
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,485,994
Assets Total Liabilities: £263,685
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,222,479
Creditors One Year Total Current: 263685
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,412,441
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 401563
Funds Restricted: 820916
Funds Total: 1222479
Count Employees: 12
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 30 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 3211906
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 932
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 3212838
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £114,730
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £3,148,112
Expenditure Other: 354952
Expenditure Total: 3617794
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 2400
Expenditure Support Costs: 396182
Expenditure Depreciation: 387
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £42,511
Assets Total Fixed: 413
Assets Own Use: 413
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £903,698
Assets Total Liabilities: £33,798
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £870,313
Creditors One Year Total Current: 33798
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £881,342
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 42511
Funds Restricted: 827802
Funds Total: 870313
Count Employees: 12
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 29 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 3224215
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 292
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 3224507
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £47,908
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,749,668
Expenditure Other: 392855
Expenditure Total: 3190431
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 12995
Expenditure Support Costs: 436461
Expenditure Depreciation: 625
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £34,065
Assets Total Fixed: 800
Assets Own Use: 800
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,307,050
Assets Total Liabilities: £32,581
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,275,269
Creditors One Year Total Current: 32581
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,275,455
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 34065
Funds Restricted: 1241204
Funds Total: 1275269
Count Employees: 12
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 31 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 2826619
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 4681
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2831300
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £95,651
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,314,615
Expenditure Other: 337974
Expenditure Total: 2748240
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 19589
Expenditure Support Costs: 337974
Expenditure Depreciation: 456
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £124,476
Assets Total Fixed: 1424
Assets Own Use: 1424
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,291,986
Assets Total Liabilities: £52,217
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,241,193
Creditors One Year Total Current: 52217
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,267,697
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 124475
Funds Restricted: 1116718
Funds Total: 1241193
Count Employees: 9
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 1 February 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 2920062
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 4420
Income Other: 8882
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2933364
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £91,560
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,028,266
Expenditure Other: 272563
Expenditure Total: 2392389
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 14332
Expenditure Support Costs: 272563
Expenditure Depreciation: 381
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £3,678
Assets Total Fixed: 908
Assets Own Use: 908
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,171,297
Assets Total Liabilities: £14,072
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,158,133
Creditors One Year Total Current: 14072
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,171,092
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 3678
Funds Restricted: 1154455
Funds Total: 1158133
Count Employees: 8
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Serbia
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Turkey
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Asia
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Macedonia
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Kosovo
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Coventry City
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: West Midlands
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Leicester City
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Bosnia And Herzegovina
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Albania
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Classification Code: 108
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Religious Activities

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 116
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Recreation

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

Classification Code: 115
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

Classification Code: 117
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Other Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 107
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Accommodation/housing

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

Classification Code: 110
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Amateur Sport

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08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: RAHMA (MERCY)
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2003-05-23T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 06 DEC 2002AS AMENDED BY DEED DATED 03 NOV 2010AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 09 JUL 2018AS AMENDED BY DEED DATED 31 DEC 2019
Charitable Objects: THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE TRUST FUND AND ITS INCOME UPON TRUST TO APPLY THEM FOR THE FOLLOWING OBJECTS ("THE OBJECTS") GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES TO RELIEVE PERSONS IN NEED HARDSHIP OR VICTIMS OF MAN-MADE OR NATURAL DISASTERS I) BY INSTITUTING, SUPPORTING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF SOCIAL OR HUMANITARIAN SUPPORT AND (II) TO PROMOTE BETTER UNDERSTANDING, APPRECIATION AND PRACTICE OF ISLAM BY PROVISION OF DISTRIBUTION OF ALMS AND CHARITABLE DONATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH ISLAMIC PRINCIPLES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE EUROPE, ASIA AND AFRICA.

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures