The Qamar Trust

Registered charity 1191577 · since 2020theqamartrust.org·International, United Kingdom·Updated 30 October 2026

At a glance

£1.1M

Annual giving, year to 31 December 2025

From the Charity Commission register

Key takeaways

The Qamar Trust's stated themes are water, hunger, education, health, orphans and refugees, so a project should clearly fit one of these to be worth raising.
No application process is published in the annual report, the register entry or its website, so the sensible first step is to contact the trust using the contact shown there.
The annual report gives no typical grant size or grant range, so keep an initial request modest and let the trust guide any larger ask.
No deadlines are given, so ask about timing when you make contact.

Overview

The Qamar Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1191577).

The Qamar Trust is a charity that aims to aid those most in need around the world and to advance Islamic charitable activities. It was formed by volunteers who had been active in charity work for a number of years. Its areas of work are water, hunger, education, health, orphans and refugees. It reports that it has supported 5,000+ families, distributed 7,000+ food packs and supported the needy across 13 countries, and its annual giving was £1,092,995.

What they fund

Priority Areas

The Qamar Trust describes its work as caring for the most vulnerable around the world and bringing relief to people in need. It delivers Zakat and Sadaqah, funds infrastructure and provides food; its stated areas of work include water, hunger, education, health, orphans and refugees. It reports emergency relief in war-torn countries, installing wells and hand pumps for clean and safe drinking water, and educational and vocational support for youth and adults that develops skills for sustainable livelihoods. Its approach is to distribute aid efficiently and transparently and to seek a lasting difference in the communities and people with whom it works.

Themes

Water
Hunger
Education
Health
Orphans
Refugees

Geographic Focus

The world; The United Kingdom.

How to apply

No application process is published in the charity's annual report, its register entry or its website. The contact shown is for getting in touch.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

United Kingdom
International

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to The Qamar Trust.

ZaimahNo public processGave £280k The London Central Mosque (Algame) FundRolling Azad Welfare TrustNo public process Ummah Welfare TrustInvitation onlyGave £30.3M Hope Foundation Helping the HelplessRolling Sabeel FoundationNo public processGave £86,000 International Waqf FundNo public process The CMA Welfare TrustInvitation onlyGave £187k Dawat-E-Hadiyah Trust (United Kingdom)No public processGave £33.2M International Aid Charity UKNo public processGave £636k

Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 30 September 2021	£496,883	£408,979	—	Accounts for year to 30 September 2021
year to 31 December 2022	£463,384	£435,584	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2022
year to 31 December 2023	£1,133,260	£744,169	£348,257	Accounts for year to 31 December 2023
year to 31 December 2024	£1,140,271	£1,259,334	£1,245,013	Accounts for year to 31 December 2024
year to 31 December 2025	£1,141,089	£1,138,118	£1,092,995	Accounts for year to 31 December 2025

Income vs grants paid

IncomeGrants paid

Total value each financial year

YE 2023

£348k grants

YE 2024

£1.2M grants

YE 2025

£1.1M grants

In 1 of the 3 years shown, grants paid exceeded income.

Grants paid, year to 31 December 2023; year to 31 December 2024; year to 31 December 2025: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).

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.