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Registered charity · No. 241048 · MiddlesexiSource and licenceOfficial record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.Register edition compiled 25 October 2026.Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.How we handle data

The Saifee Foundation of Europe

Income
£216k
▼ 99.0% on 2024
Expenditure
£464k
▼ 83.4% on 2024
Reserves
N/A
Small charityi
Runway
N/A
Small charityi
Spent on charitable work
N/A%
Small charityi
Trustees
11
4.5y av 10 of 11 known
Staff
N/A
Small charityi
Volunteers
16
no change on 2024
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Overview

The Saifee Foundation of Europe's network

11 people6 organisationsi11 listed on the board. 6 organisations share a board member with this charity.The large node is The Saifee Foundation of Europe. The map shows two steps out from the public record. Hover a node to focus its connections; click one to open it.

The board

11 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
NameRoleSinceOn the board
Alihussein Yusufali HassanaliTrustee2022
4 yrs
Amirali Taibali KaderbhaiTrustee2019
7 yrs
Dr Siraj NatalwalaTrustee2019
7 yrs
Farazdaq ZainuddinTrustee
Husain Syedna Mufaddal Burhanuddin SaifuddinTrustee2024
2 yrs
Ibrahim Esmail Mohammedali SheikhTrustee2019
7 yrs
Mohammed EssajeeTrustee2024
2 yrs
Mustansir Farazdaq ZainuddinTrustee2024
2 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 11 →

Board

The board

11 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
NameRoleSinceOn the board
Alihussein Yusufali HassanaliTrustee2022
4 yrs
Amirali Taibali KaderbhaiTrustee2019
7 yrs
Dr Siraj NatalwalaTrustee2019
7 yrs
Farazdaq ZainuddinTrustee
Husain Syedna Mufaddal Burhanuddin SaifuddinTrustee2024
2 yrs
Ibrahim Esmail Mohammedali SheikhTrustee2019
7 yrs
Mohammed EssajeeTrustee2024
2 yrs
Mustansir Farazdaq ZainuddinTrustee2024
2 yrs
Qaid Joher EzzuddinTrustee2024
2 yrs
Yunus AbdulkaderTrustee2019
7 yrs
Zainulabedin Hatim JafferjiTrustee2024
2 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Board DNA

iCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.
Average tenure
4.2y
median 3y
Longest tenure
7y
since 2019
Years in governance
3.9y
per person, across all their boards
Also company directors
0
also sit on company boards
Joined in the last 3 years
5
of 10 on the board

Trustees past 6 years

Sector coverageiThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Education/training 11General Charitable Purposes 11The Advancement of Health or Saving of Lives 10Religious Activities 1

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board

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Network

Network

iThe large node is The Saifee Foundation of Europe. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Dashed links are historical or inferred. Dashed blue-grey links are company secretaries. Click any node to explore.

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Finances

6 financial years held, 2020 to 2025, years ending 31 December.

Income and expenditure

6 years · years end 31 DecemberiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.
Series shown: Totals
£0£5m£10m£15m£20m£25m202520242023202220212020£216.25k

Detailed income and expenditure are filed only by charities with income over £500,000, so some years show the totals only.

Income and expenditure by financial year, oldest on the left, newest on the right
Financial year202020212022202320242025
Totals
Total income£119.46k£118.46k£2.24m£187.00k£21.12m£216.25k
Total expenditure£157.36k£120.16k£394.78k£165.46k£2.79m£464.19k
Government income
Government contractsNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Government grantsNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Income by source
Donations and legaciesNot reportedNot reported£2.14mNot reported£21.00mNot reported
Legaciespart of donations and legaciesNot reportedNot reported£0Not reported£0Not reported
Charitable activitiesNot reportedNot reported£0Not reported£0Not reported
Other trading activitiesNot reportedNot reported£0Not reported£0Not reported
InvestmentsNot reportedNot reported£105.23kNot reported£120.32kNot reported
EndowmentsNot reportedNot reported£0Not reported£0Not reported
Other incomeNot reportedNot reported£0Not reported£0Not reported
Expenditure by type
Charitable activitiesNot reportedNot reported£346.98kNot reported£2.74mNot reported
Raising fundsNot reportedNot reported£47.79kNot reported£45.26kNot reported
Grants to institutionspart of charitable activitiesNot reportedNot reported£265.12kNot reported£2.60mNot reported
GovernanceNot reportedNot reported£81.86kNot reported£18.36kNot reported
Investment managementNot reportedNot reported£10.96kNot reported£45.26kNot reported
Other expenditureNot reportedNot reported£0Not reported£0Not reported
Definitions
Total income
Everything the charity received in the year, from all sources, as shown on its annual return.
Total expenditure
Everything the charity spent in the year.
Government contracts
Income from contracts with central or local government or other public bodies, as the charity declared it. Not reported means the register shows no amount (N/A), which can mean none or that the question was not answered.
Government grants
Grants received from central or local government or other public bodies, as declared.
Donations and legacies
Gifts and donations, including Gift Aid, and money left to the charity in wills.
Legacies
Money left to the charity in wills. Legacies are part of donations and legacies, not extra to them.
Charitable activities (income)
Income earned by doing the charity's work, such as fees and contracts for services.
Other trading activities
Fundraising trading, such as charity shops, events and sponsorship.
Investments
Dividends, interest and rent from the charity's investments.
Endowments
New endowment funds received in the year.
Charitable activities (expenditure)
Spending on the charity's purposes, including any grants it makes.
Raising funds
The cost of fundraising and trading.
Grants to institutions
Grants paid to other organisations. Part of spending on charitable activities.
Governance
The cost of running the charity as an organisation, such as the audit and trustee meetings.
Investment management
The cost of managing the charity's investments.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0. The register shows a rolling five years, so years it no longer shows come from older copies we hold: 2020 from the register extract of 18 October 2026.

Assets and liabilities

2 years with detailiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.
Series shown
-£10m£0£10m£20m£30m20242022£28.31m
Assets and liabilities by financial year, oldest on the left, newest on the right
Financial year20222024
Own use assets£0£0
Long-term investments£3.62m£3.53m
Other assets£6.46m£25.15m
Defined benefit pension schemea minus figure is a deficit£0£0
Total liabilities£36.60k£368.14k
Net assetsassets minus liabilities£10.04m£28.31m
Definitions
Own use assets
Land, buildings, equipment and other fixed assets the charity uses for its work.
Long-term investments
Investments held for the long term, such as shares, bonds or property let to others.
Other assets
Current assets: cash, money owed to the charity and short-term investments.
Defined benefit pension scheme
The surplus (above zero) or deficit (below zero) on a final-salary type pension scheme.
Total liabilities
What the charity owes: creditors due within a year and after a year, and provisions. Drawn below zero in the chart and shown as a positive figure in the table, as the register does.
Net assets
Assets minus liabilities, including any pension surplus or deficit. Equal to total funds.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Funds and reserves

2 years with detailiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.
£0£10m£20m£30m20242022
Funds and reserves by financial year, oldest on the left, newest on the right
Financial year20222024
Unrestricted funds£10.04m£28.31m
Restricted funds£0£0
Endowment funds£0£0
Total funds£10.04m£28.31m
Reservesas declared by the charity£6.43m£0
Assets besides buildingsinvestments, cash and money owed to it, before debts£10.08m£28.68m
Definitions
Unrestricted funds
Money the trustees can spend on any of the charity's purposes, including funds they have set aside (designated) themselves.
Restricted funds
Money that must be spent on particular purposes set by the donor or the terms of an appeal.
Endowment funds
Capital the charity must keep, either permanently or until the terms allow it to be spent.
Total funds
All funds together. Equal to net assets.
Reserves
The charity's own figure for unrestricted funds that are freely available, after setting aside fixed assets and designated funds. Charities explain their reserves policy in their annual report.
Assets besides buildings
Long-term investments plus other assets (cash, money owed to the charity and short-term investments), before its debts are paid. If declared reserves are larger than this, they must include buildings.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Accounts and annual returns

Register page (opens in a new tab)iPlain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.

Reporting up to date

Every annual return and set of accounts arrived on time for 6 years.

Annual returns and accounts by financial year, newest first
Year endingDue byAnnual returnAccountsStatusDocuments
31 December 202531 October 202619 October 202619 October 2026On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
31 December 202431 October 202522 October 202522 October 2025On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
31 December 202331 October 202422 October 202422 October 2024On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
31 December 202231 October 202331 October 202331 October 2023On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
31 December 202131 October 202227 October 202227 October 2022On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
31 December 202031 October 202129 October 202129 October 2021On timeNone online
Definitions
Annual return
The yearly return a charity sends to the Charity Commission. It is due 10 months after the end of the financial year. Charities with income over £10,000, and every CIO, must send one.
Accounts
The accounts and trustees' annual report. Required from charities with income over £25,000 and from every CIO; otherwise shown as Not required.
On time
Received on or before the due date.
Late
Received after the due date. The number of days is counted from the due date.
Overdue
Not received, and the due date has passed. Counted to today, or to the date a removed charity left the register.
Qualified accounts
The auditor or examiner raised a reservation about the accounts.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (annual return history), Open Government Licence v3.0. The register keeps the latest five years; earlier years come from older copies we hold. Accounts documents link to the Charity Commission register. Days late and overdue are worked out from the dates, as of 30 October 2026.

About

Purposes and governing document

Register page (opens in a new tab)

Charitable objectsiAs filed with the Charity Commission. Clause breaks added for reading; the wording and capitals are unchanged.

THE ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGION, THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND LEARNING, THE PROVISION OF MEDICAL AID AND ANY OTHER OBJECTS OF CHARITABLE NATURE BENEFICIAL TO THE PUBLIC AT LARGE.

What it does

  • General charitable purposes
  • Education/training
  • The advancement of health or saving of lives
  • Disability
  • The prevention or relief of poverty
  • Overseas aid/famine relief
  • Accommodation/housing
  • Religious activities
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Amateur sport
  • Animals
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community development/employment

Who it helps

  • Children/young people
  • Elderly/old people
  • People with disabilities
  • People of a particular ethnic or racial origin
  • Other charities or voluntary bodies
  • The general public/mankind

How it helps

  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Provides other finance
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
Throughout England and Wales
Area of benefit
NATIONAL AND FOREIGN. as filed
Governing document
TRUST DEED DATED 28 AUG 1964 as filed
Register history
  • 7 July 1965Registered
Previous names
Saifee Foundation of Europe, The Saifee Foundation of Europe

Policies the charity says it has

  • Risk management
  • Investment
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (governing document, classification, area of operation, register history and policies), Open Government Licence v3.0.

About

Website
saifeefoundationeurope.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
1965

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