Skip to content
CharityCompare

International Waqf Fund

Charity rating & review

65/100 Clarity Score · 3 stars · Charity Commission filings · How we score

Verified · Charity Commission data
65 /100

Clarity score

Needs improvement

Donate

Quick answer

Is International Waqf Fund a good charity?

International Waqf Fund scores 65/100 (3 stars, Needs improvement) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2024 (£360k total income, 40% of spending on charitable activities). This reflects financial transparency and stewardship on paper — not the real-world impact of its programmes. See the full breakdown.

United Kingdom Reg 1162805 Registered charity Official website Charity Commission register

What does International Waqf Fund do?

International Waqf Fund is a registered charity (no. 1162805) working in international aid across the United Kingdom. Its latest Charity Commission filing directs 40% of spending to charitable activities, holding roughly 20 months of reserves, and files its annual accounts on time. Reported income has been declining (≈16% a year). CharityCompare's Clarity Score rates the organisation only from public Charity Commission accounts — accountability, financial health, efficiency and community support — not the quality or impact of its programmes.

Summarised from public filings — International Waqf Fund hasn't added its own description yet. Work here? Add it free →

In short: INTERNATIONAL WAQF FUND scores 65 out of 100 (3 stars). 40% average program spend (2-year average, disclosed years only). Review the pillar breakdown below.

What is International Waqf Fund?

International Waqf Fund has a Clarity Score of 65 out of 100 on CharityCompare (3 stars, Needs improvement). Charity Commission registration number 1162805. Status: Registered. Primary cause area: International aid. Latest accounts year 2024: total income £360k, with 40% of expenditure on charitable activities. Accounts filing: up to date. Reserves: approximately 20 months of operating costs. 2 filing concern(s) noted on this profile. Scores are independent and based on official filings — not a donation recommendation.

Data from Charity Commission register, last updated .

Overall score

65/100

3★ · Needs improvement

Cause spend

40%

2-yr avg · charitable activities

Accountability

93/100

Finance beacon

Income

£360k

Latest year 2024

Reserves

20 mo

Months of running costs

Accounts filing

On time

Charity Commission

£5.4 raised per £1 fundraising (2-yr avg) · 41% overhead · Website on register · Confidence: high

How does INTERNATIONAL WAQF FUND compare?

Clarity Score percentile against similar UK charities — the share of peers INTERNATIONAL WAQF FUND scores higher than.

Income band (£100k–£500k)38thpercentile

Scores higher than 38% of 972 charities in its income band · 65/100 vs 70 peer average (marker).

International aid charities21stpercentile

Scores higher than 21% of 618 charities in this cause · 65/100 vs 75 peer average (marker).

How reliable is International Waqf Fund's data?

Source
Charity Commission (England & Wales)
Accounts year
2024
Filing date
Profile reviewed

High confidence — complete filing data

Scores reflect the latest annual accounts on the register. Clarity Score measures how clearly the charity accounts for money in those filings — not programme impact.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator and Charity Commission for Northern Ireland. Open Government Licence v3.0 .

What is International Waqf Fund's Beacon report?

Detailed accountability and finance metrics from UK regulator filings — structured for transparency in our four-beacon report.

Accountability & Transparency

Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies.

93/100

Accountability & Transparency metrics for INTERNATIONAL WAQF FUND
Metric Score Value
Filing history (5 years)

100% on-time over five years = 15 pts · one late filing = 5 pts · two or more = 0 pts.

100% 15/15 pts
Trustee oversight

Three or more trustees on the register = 15 pts, scaled down for fewer (governance red flag below three).

100% 6 trustees · 15/15 pts
Declared policies

Safeguarding (4) · conflict of interest (3) · volunteer management (3) — from Charity Commission annual return.

70% 7/10 pts

Financial Health

Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts.

67/100

Financial Health metrics for INTERNATIONAL WAQF FUND
Metric Score Value
Reserves (months of cash)

3–24 months = full marks, tapering on both sides · 0 months or 4+ years (hoarding) = 0 pts.

100% 20 months · 15/15 pts
Income stability / growth

+20% or more over the window = 10 pts · flat = 5 pts · −20% or worse = 0 pts, scaled between.

0% 0/10 pts · 3-year average
Liabilities to assets

0% liabilities-to-assets = 5 pts, scaling down to 0 pts at 60%+ debt.

100% 1% · 5/5 pts

Financial Efficiency

How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios.

40/100

Financial Efficiency metrics for INTERNATIONAL WAQF FUND
Metric Score Value
Program expense ratio

90%+ on charitable activities = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 50% or below.

0% 40% · 0/10 pts (3-year average)
Fundraising efficiency

≤10p to raise £1 = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 40p or above (fundraising cost ÷ income).

80% 15p per £1 income · 8/10 pts (3-year average)

Community Support

Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff.

0/100

Community Support metrics for INTERNATIONAL WAQF FUND
Metric Score Value
Volunteer-to-staff ratio

Volunteers at 2x staff or more = full marks · no volunteers = 0 pts, scaled between.

0% Not reported · 0/10 pts

How we calculate beacon scores →

What is International Waqf Fund's Clarity Score?

65/100 total · Needs improvement · 3 of 5 stars

Four pillars (40 + 30 + 20 + 10 points) from Charity Commission filings — see methodology for full weightings.

93/100
Accountability & Transparency
67/100
Financial Health
40/100
Financial Efficiency
0/100
Community Support

Accountability & Transparency

Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies.

93/100

Filing history (5 years)15/15 pts
Trustee oversight6 trustees · 15/15 pts
Declared policies7/10 pts

Financial Health

Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts.

67/100

Reserves (months of cash)20 months · 15/15 pts
Income stability / growth0/10 pts · 3-year average
Liabilities to assets1% · 5/5 pts

Financial Efficiency

How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios.

40/100

Program expense ratio40% · 0/10 pts (3-year average)
Fundraising efficiency15p per £1 income · 8/10 pts (3-year average)

Community Support

Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff.

0/100

Volunteer-to-staff ratioNot reported · 0/10 pts

How much does International Waqf Fund raise and spend?

Latest filed year 2024 · Source: Charity Commission filings

INTERNATIONAL WAQF FUND revenue and expenses for 2024
Category Amount % of spend
Total income £360k
Total expenditure £381k
Charitable activities Not disclosed

Where does the money go?

Latest accounts (2024) · £381k spent. Not disclosed in this filing — the Charity Commission return omits the charitable-activities split.

What trust indicators does International Waqf Fund have?

Pulled from the Charity Commission register — filing behaviour, board size, and workforce where reported.

  • Accounts filed on time

    up to date · last filing

  • Trustee board size (3–12)

    6 trustees on the Charity Commission register

Fundraising Regulator

Status not yet checked

Separate from our financial scores — shows whether the charity follows the Code of Fundraising Practice.

Check Fundraising Regulator →

Official register

Reg 1162805

Full trustee list, accounts, and regulatory history on the Charity Commission.

View on Charity Commission →

Trustees & officers

  • ALIJA AVDUKIC since 2021
  • Dr Aqsa Noreen Aziz Chair · since 2023
  • Magdalena binti Samsuddin since 2023
  • Maqbool Ahmed since 2025
  • Dr Shaher Abbas since 2025
  • Dr Ari Hasan Ahmed Ahmed since 2025
How we score charities +

The Clarity Score is a 100-point rating from UK regulator filings (Charity Commission for England and Wales, OSCR and CCNI). Four pillars — Accountability & Transparency (40), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10) — each scored on a continuous scale, not pass/fail cutoffs. A statutory inquiry sets the score to 0 automatically.

Full methodology →

Accountability & Transparency

Scored from filings

40 points — filing history (15), trustee oversight (15, scaling up to a board of three or more), declared policies (10).

Financial Health

Scored from filings

30 points — reserves (15, full marks 3–24 months, tapering on both sides), income stability (10), liabilities to assets (5, scaling down as debt rises).

Financial Efficiency

Scored from filings

20 points — program expense ratio and fundraising cost, each on a graduated scale (not a single cutoff). Kept at 20% of the total: financial-ratio scoring alone is not a reliable effectiveness signal (see "why not just an overhead ratio?" below).

Community Support

Scored from filings

10 points — volunteer-to-staff ratio from Charity Commission workforce data, scaling continuously up to a 2:1 ratio.

Overall score

Sum of all pillar points. Display stars use the same bands as the labels: 90–100 → 5★ Exceptional; 75–89 → 4★ Good; 60–74 → 3★ Needs improvement; 1–59 → 2★ Poor; 0 → not rated.

How have International Waqf Fund's finances changed over five years?

£0k £300k £600k £900k £1200k 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Income 2020: £730k Spending 2020: £401k Cause spend 2020: £196k Income 2021: £762k Spending 2021: £366k Cause spend 2021: £159k Income 2022: £1,029k Spending 2022: £369k Cause spend 2022: £146k Income 2023: £852k Spending 2023: £325k Cause spend 2023: £130k Income 2024: £360k Spending 2024: £381k Cause spend 2024: £0k
  • Income
  • Spending
  • Cause spend

Values in £ thousands · Cause spend plotted only when the filing discloses a split · Source: Charity Commission accounts

What are the key facts about International Waqf Fund?

Overall score
65/100 (3★)
Income
£360k
Cause spend
40% of expenditure
Reg number
1162805
Scope
UK-wide
Reserves
20 months
Trustees
6
Accounts year
2024
Filing
up to date

Where INTERNATIONAL WAQF FUND sits

The causes this charity is classified under, and other charities working nearby.

Similar international aid charities

Top-rated peers by CharityCompare score

How can you share International Waqf Fund's rating?

Share: XLinkedInFacebookBluesky

Opens a printer-friendly view of this profile for International Waqf Fund.

For this charity

How do you add International Waqf Fund's rating to your site?

Free to use — a lightweight HTML badge or an embeddable score widget, each linking back to this independent profile and our methodology.

What red flags does International Waqf Fund have?

Frequently asked questions

Common questions about International Waqf Fund's rating, finances, and Charity Commission status.

Is International Waqf Fund a good charity? +

International Waqf Fund scores 65 out of 100 (3 stars — Needs improvement) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, our independent read of its UK regulator filings. Around 40% of its spending goes to charitable activities and its accounts are up to date. That reflects how transparent and financially healthy it looks on paper — it does not measure the real-world impact of its work, so treat it as one factor alongside the cause you care about. CharityCompare never tells you where to donate.

Is International Waqf Fund a legitimate charity? +

Yes — International Waqf Fund is a legitimate registered charity (charity number 1162805). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1162805. Registration proves status; Clarity Score then summarises filing transparency on paper, not programme impact.

What is International Waqf Fund's charity number? +

International Waqf Fund's charity number is 1162805. Check that number on the official register (Charity Commission, OSCR or CCNI) or this CharityCompare profile before you donate — scammers sometimes reuse real numbers on fake appeals.

What is International Waqf Fund's charity rating? +

International Waqf Fund scores 65 out of 100 on CharityCompare (3 stars — Needs improvement). The Clarity Score V1 sums four pillars from UK regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 pts), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10). Stars use the same bands as those labels — 90+ is 5★ Exceptional. It is not an impact ranking.

Does International Waqf Fund have reviews and complaints? +

CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for International Waqf Fund. Instead you get a filing-based Clarity Score, cause spend, reserves and red flags such as late accounts (2 filing concern(s) noted on this profile). For formal complaints about a charity, contact the Charity Commission, OSCR, CCNI or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.

How much of my donation reaches International Waqf Fund? +

According to its 2024 regulator filing, 40% of International Waqf Fund's total spending went to charitable activities (2-yr avg across disclosed years). That is the closest official figure to "how much of your donation reaches the cause" — it is an average across all spending in the filing, not a pound-by-pound breakdown of an individual gift.

What are International Waqf Fund's overheads? +

According to its 2024 regulator filing, fundraising costs were about 60% of total expenditure and combined overheads (fundraising plus governance) were about 41% of total expenditure at International Waqf Fund. The filings CharityCompare uses do not publish CEO or senior-staff pay, so we cannot say what International Waqf Fund's chief executive is paid — where disclosure rules apply, senior pay appears in the trustees' annual report on the Charity Commission register.

How much income does International Waqf Fund receive? +

International Waqf Fund reported £360k total income in its 2024 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: declining.

Are International Waqf Fund's accounts up to date? +

Filing status: up to date (last filing 2026-06-24). CharityCompare flags late or missing accounts separately from the financial score.

Where is International Waqf Fund based? +

International Waqf Fund is listed at United Kingdom and operates UK-wide, focused on international aid.

How does CharityCompare score International Waqf Fund? +

We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in International Waqf Fund's regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 points — filing history, trustees, policies), Financial Health (30 — reserves, income trend, debt), Financial Efficiency (20 — cause spend and fundraising cost, on a graduated scale) and Community Support (10 — volunteer-to-staff ratio). An open statutory inquiry scores 0. The score measures reporting on paper, not programme impact. CharityCompare is free for donors, takes no commission on donations, and scores cannot be bought.

How often is this page updated? +

This profile was last updated on 17 July 2026 from the latest UK regulator data available to CharityCompare, and International Waqf Fund's most recent accounts cover 2024. Scores and figures refresh whenever we re-ingest the register, so the page reflects our latest data pull rather than a one-off review.