AL-HIKMEH FOUNDATION — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 21 June 2016
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
Latest income: £1,609,541
Latest expenditure: £1,311,405
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: OFFICE 5, ABJI BAPASHREE HOUSE, 211 KINGSBURY ROAD, LONDON, NW9 8AQ

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Al-Hikmeh Foundation is a support organisation that awards grants to partner organisations that perform work in-line with its charitable objectives to further achieve outcomes that fulfil those objectives. The organisations work towards the relief and prevention of poverty and sickness amongst orphans, widows and other afflicted individuals in Iraq.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 30 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 30 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,609,541
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,311,405

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 30 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 30 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £3,667,918
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,691,745

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 30 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 30 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £3,434,732
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,157,335

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 31 October 2022
Date Accounts Received: 31 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £4,106,985
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,106,233

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2021
Date Annual Return Received: 28 October 2021
Date Accounts Received: 28 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £1,996,859
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,007,496

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 30 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,609,541
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,311,405
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
Count Volunteers: 5

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 30 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £3,667,918
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,691,745
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
Count Volunteers: 5

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 30 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £3,434,732
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,157,335
Charity Raises Funds From Public: 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: 5

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 31 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £4,106,985
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,106,233
Charity Raises Funds From Public: 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: 5

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Received Date: 28 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £1,996,859
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,007,496
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £10,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 4

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 30 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 1609541
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1609541
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,311,405
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1311405
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 1290416
Expenditure Governance: 14510
Expenditure Support Costs: 12596
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 8393
Reserves: £565,123
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £579,583
Assets Total Liabilities: £14,460
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £565,123
Creditors One Year Total Current: 14460
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £579,283
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 565123
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 565123
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 30 October 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 3667918
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 3667918
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £3,691,745
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 3691745
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 3672650
Expenditure Governance: 13860
Expenditure Support Costs: 67
Expenditure Depreciation: 52
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 19028
Reserves: £266,987
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £280,797
Assets Total Liabilities: £13,810
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £266,987
Creditors One Year Total Current: 13810
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £280,497
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 266987
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 266987
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 30 October 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 3434732
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 3434732
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £3,157,335
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 3157335
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 3137395
Expenditure Governance: 12672
Expenditure Support Costs: 7710
Expenditure Depreciation: 51
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 12230
Reserves: £290,814
Assets Total Fixed: 52
Assets Own Use: 52
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £303,434
Assets Total Liabilities: £12,672
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £290,814
Creditors One Year Total Current: 12672
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £303,134
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 290814
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 290814
Count Employees: 1
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 31 October 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 4106985
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 4106985
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £4,106,233
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 4106233
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 4089725
Expenditure Governance: 13020
Expenditure Support Costs: 16508
Expenditure Depreciation: 205
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 6662
Reserves: £13,417
Assets Total Fixed: 103
Assets Own Use: 103
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £24,834
Assets Total Liabilities: £11,520
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £13,417
Creditors One Year Total Current: 11520
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £24,534
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 13417
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 13417
Count Employees: 1
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Received Date: 28 October 2021
Income Donations And Legacies: 1985854
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 11005
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1996859
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,007,496
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 2007496
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 1897043
Expenditure Governance: 9480
Expenditure Support Costs: 110453
Expenditure Depreciation: 205
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: -96798
Reserves: £12,665
Assets Total Fixed: 308
Assets Own Use: 308
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £20,337
Assets Total Liabilities: £7,980
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £12,665
Creditors One Year Total Current: 7980
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £20,037
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 12665
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 12665
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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Charity Classification

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

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

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

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

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

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

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: AL-HIKMEH FOUNDATION
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2016-06-21T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - Foundation Registered 21 Jun 2016
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:3.1 THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP IN IRAQ BY PROVIDING: GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES TO ORPHANS AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP.3.2 THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF SICKNESS AMONG ORPHANS AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS IN NEED IN IRAQ, BY PURCHASING MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND/OR PROVIDING GRANTS TO ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE SICKNESS.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 569312
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: AL-HIKMEH

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures