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Noor Relief Fund

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90/100 Clarity Score · 5 stars · Charity Commission filings · How we score

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Exceptional

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Is Noor Relief Fund a good charity?

Noor Relief Fund scores 90/100 (5 stars, Exceptional) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2024 (£1.5m total income, 89% 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.

London · UK-wide · HA7 1BU Reg 1190503 Registered charity Official website Charity Commission register

What does Noor Relief Fund do?

Noor Relief Fund is a registered charity (no. 1190503) working in poverty relief across the United Kingdom. Its latest Charity Commission filing directs 89% of spending to charitable activities, holding roughly 8 months of reserves, though its recent accounts were filed late. Reported income changed sharply in 2022 (likely a merger, transfer or reporting change) — year-on-year trend labels are not meaningful across that step. 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.

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In short: NOOR RELIEF FUND scores 90 out of 100 (5 stars). 89% average program spend (2-year average, disclosed years only). Review the pillar breakdown below.

What is Noor Relief Fund?

Noor Relief Fund has a Clarity Score of 90 out of 100 on CharityCompare (5 stars, Exceptional). Charity Commission registration number 1190503. Status: Registered. Primary cause area: Poverty relief. Latest accounts year 2024: total income £1.5m, with 89% of expenditure on charitable activities. Accounts filing: late. Reserves: approximately 8 months of operating costs. 1 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

90/100

5★ · Exceptional

Cause spend

89%

2-yr avg · charitable activities

Accountability

75/100

Finance beacon

Income

£1.5m

Latest year 2024

Reserves

8 mo

Months of running costs

Accounts filing

Late

Check register

Fundraising efficiency not stated · 0% overhead · Website on register · Confidence: medium

How does NOOR RELIEF FUND compare?

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

Income band (£1m–£5m)85thpercentile

Scores higher than 85% of 2,776 charities in its income band · 90/100 vs 78 peer average (marker).

Poverty relief charities82ndpercentile

Scores higher than 82% of 1,502 charities in this cause · 90/100 vs 78 peer average (marker).

How reliable is Noor Relief Fund's data?

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

Medium confidence — some data missing or late

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 Noor Relief 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.

75/100

Accountability & Transparency metrics for NOOR RELIEF 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.

33% 5/15 pts
Trustee oversight

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

100% 5 trustees · 15/15 pts
Declared policies

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

100% 10/10 pts

Financial Health

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

100/100

Financial Health metrics for NOOR RELIEF 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% 8 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.

100% 10/10 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.

100/100

Financial Efficiency metrics for NOOR RELIEF FUND
Metric Score Value
Program expense ratio

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

100% 89% · 10/10 pts (3-year average)
Fundraising efficiency

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

100% 0p per £1 income · 10/10 pts (3-year average)

Community Support

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

100/100

Community Support metrics for NOOR RELIEF FUND
Metric Score Value
Volunteer-to-staff ratio

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

100% 100 volunteers / 9 staff · 10/10 pts

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What is Noor Relief Fund's Clarity Score?

90/100 total · Exceptional · 5 of 5 stars

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

75/100
Accountability & Transparency
100/100
Financial Health
100/100
Financial Efficiency
100/100
Community Support

Accountability & Transparency

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

75/100

Filing history (5 years)5/15 pts
Trustee oversight5 trustees · 15/15 pts
Declared policies10/10 pts

Financial Health

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

100/100

Reserves (months of cash)8 months · 15/15 pts
Income stability / growth10/10 pts · 3-year average
Liabilities to assets1% · 5/5 pts

Financial Efficiency

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

100/100

Program expense ratio89% · 10/10 pts (3-year average)
Fundraising efficiency0p per £1 income · 10/10 pts (3-year average)

Community Support

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

100/100

Volunteer-to-staff ratio100 volunteers / 9 staff · 10/10 pts

How much does Noor Relief Fund raise and spend?

Latest filed year 2024 · Source: Charity Commission filings

NOOR RELIEF FUND revenue and expenses for 2024
Category Amount % of spend
Total income £1.5m
Total expenditure £1.3m
Charitable activities £1.3m 100%
Governance & admin £12k 1%
100%On charitable activities

Where does the money go?

Latest accounts (2024) · £1.3m spent

  • Charitable activities100%
  • Governance1%

What trust indicators does Noor Relief Fund have?

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

  • Accounts filed on time

    Filing status: late

  • Trustee board size (3–12)

    5 trustees on the Charity Commission register

  • Workforce on register

    9 employees · 100 volunteers (11:1 volunteer-to-staff)

Fundraising Regulator

Status not yet checked

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

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Official register

Reg 1190503

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

View on Charity Commission →

Trustees & officers

  • Reshma Bilgrami since 2020
  • Dr Ali Al-Shahib Chair · since 2022
  • Raza Islam Jaffrey since 2022
  • Jaffar Saraj since 2023
  • Ali Alkateb since 2023
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 Noor Relief Fund's finances changed over five years?

£0k £500k £1000k £1500k £2000k 2022 2022 2023 2024 Income 2022: £911k Spending 2022: £357k Cause spend 2022: £269k Income 2022: £133k Spending 2022: £7k Cause spend 2022: £0k Income 2023: £1,802k Spending 2023: £1,439k Cause spend 2023: £1,117k Income 2024: £1,508k Spending 2024: £1,317k Cause spend 2024: £1,317k
  • 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 Noor Relief Fund?

Overall score
90/100 (5★)
Income
£1.5m
Cause spend
89% of expenditure
Reg number
1190503
Scope
UK-wide
Reserves
8 months
Trustees
5
Accounts year
2024
Filing
late

Where NOOR RELIEF FUND sits

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

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about Noor Relief Fund's rating, finances, and Charity Commission status.

Is Noor Relief Fund a good charity? +

Noor Relief Fund scores 90 out of 100 (5 stars — Exceptional) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, our independent read of its UK regulator filings. Around 89% of its spending goes to charitable activities and its accounts are late. 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 Noor Relief Fund a legitimate charity? +

Yes — Noor Relief Fund is a legitimate registered charity (charity number 1190503). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1190503. Registration proves status; Clarity Score then summarises filing transparency on paper, not programme impact.

What is Noor Relief Fund's charity number? +

Noor Relief Fund's charity number is 1190503. 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 Noor Relief Fund's charity rating? +

Noor Relief Fund scores 90 out of 100 on CharityCompare (5 stars — Exceptional). 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 Noor Relief Fund have reviews and complaints? +

CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Noor Relief Fund. Instead you get a filing-based Clarity Score, cause spend, reserves and red flags such as late accounts (1 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 Noor Relief Fund? +

According to its 2024 regulator filing, 89% of Noor Relief 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 Noor Relief Fund's overheads? +

According to its 2024 regulator filing, combined overheads (fundraising plus governance) were about 0% of total expenditure at Noor Relief Fund. The filings CharityCompare uses do not publish CEO or senior-staff pay, so we cannot say what Noor Relief 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 Noor Relief Fund receive? +

Noor Relief Fund reported £1.5m total income in its 2024 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: restructured.

Are Noor Relief Fund's accounts up to date? +

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

Where is Noor Relief Fund based? +

Noor Relief Fund is listed at London · UK-wide · HA7 1BU and operates UK-wide, focused on poverty relief.

How does CharityCompare score Noor Relief Fund? +

We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in Noor Relief 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 Noor Relief 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.