Sarwar Foundation

Registered charity 1083036 · since 2000sarwarfoundation.org·Pakistan, Scotland, United Kingdom·Updated 29 October 2026

Key takeaways

The foundation's stated work centres on healthcare, clean water, children's education and women's skills, mostly in Pakistan, with some UK community projects, so a request that matches one of those areas is the clearest fit.
The annual report gave no readable grants figure, no grant range is stated, and the register's figure for grants to institutions is nothing, so there is no published basis for judging what size of request might succeed, and an enquiry should come before any figure is set.
Other published sources report a priority focus on Pakistan, the UK and Scotland, but that is a stated priority rather than a rule about who may apply.
No way to apply is published in the annual report, the register entry or its website, so the first step is a short, direct enquiry asking whether it accepts unsolicited applications and how.
Timing, how competitive its giving is and whether it works with new partners are not stated, so do not assume either way.

Overview

Sarwar Foundation is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1083036).

The Sarwar Foundation works to save lives, transform the lives of those in need and create fulfilling lives. It runs projects in Pakistan, including hospitals, medicine and eye camps, clean water filtration plants, a school, HunarGah centres for women's skills development and sponsorship of children's education. In the UK it runs a charity shop in Glasgow and Christmas and Eid toybank appeals.

What they fund

Priority Areas

The Sarwar Foundation says its work spans Pakistan and the UK. It aims to save lives through access to quality healthcare and clean drinking water, transform lives by educating children and helping people in need, and create fulfilling lives by empowering women with new skills. Its programmes include healthcare, education, water provision and women’s skills development, alongside UK community projects such as toybank appeals and a charity shop. It has also channelled support through a medical-aid charity for humanitarian relief. Its approach is guided by social justice, equality, fairness, diversity and pride in its history and communities.

Themes

Healthcare
Clean water
Children's education
Women's skills development
Poverty relief

Geographic Focus

Priority: Pakistan; the UK; Scotland. (as reported in other published sources)

How to apply

No way to apply was found in the charity's annual report, its register entry, its website or other pages about it.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

Pakistan
United Kingdom
Scotland

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to Sarwar Foundation.

Bestway FoundationNo public processGave £233k SAHARA for Life TrustNo public processGave £395k Babulilm Foundation UKNo public processGave £537k Indus Health Network UKInvitation onlyGave £496k Mankind Welfare TrustNo public processGave £50,000 Deen Trust InternationalRollingGave £407k Hayaat Welfare TrustNo public process Rosie May FoundationNo public process Developments in Literacy (DIL) Trust UKNo public processGave £300k David Yarrow FoundationNo public processGave £295k

Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 December 2020	£827,444	£609,703	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2020
year to 31 December 2021	£182,731	£166,330	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2021
year to 31 December 2022	£481,157	£714,710	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2022
year to 31 December 2023	£595,158	£477,699	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2023
year to 31 December 2024	£216,932	£424,865	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2024

— No grants figure for those years.

Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.