# Alfajr Trust

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1139375 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1139375)
- Website: https://www.alfajrtrust.co.uk
- Latest income: £19.1k; spending £24.7k
- What it funds: General charitable purposes, Education / training, Overseas aid / famine relief
- Who it helps: Children / young people, People of a particular ethnic or racial origin
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations, Provides services
- Area of operation: Throughout England, Pakistan
- Trustees: 3
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/alfajr-trust

To provide education to most deprived children in the community in an inner city area of Rawalpindi Pakistan.To provide financial support to poverty stricken single parent families who have limited form of alternative support available to them. This year Alfajr worked with families effected by the crisis in Syria.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2025 | £19.1k | £24.7k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2024 | £24.7k | £33.2k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2023 | £24.6k | £27.6k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2022 | £23.3k | £24.4k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2021 | £14.1k | £14.3k | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> The prevention or relief of poverty and sickness in Pakistan in particular but not exclusively among orphans by providing grants to charities or other organisations working to prevent or relieve poverty and sickness.

## What it funds

Alfajr Trust is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training and overseas aid / famine relief for children / young people and people of a particular ethnic or racial origin; the register records that it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services. In its latest reported year Alfajr Trust reported income of £19.1k and spending of £24.7k. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Dec 2025, it spent £124k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England and Pakistan.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Alfajr Trust in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). Its website (alfajrtrust.co.uk) may list programmes that are not yet open or are by invitation only. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Questions

### Is Alfajr Trust open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 4 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Alfajr Trust is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does Alfajr Trust fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England and Pakistan.

### Does Alfajr Trust give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that Alfajr Trust makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How much does Alfajr Trust give each year?

The register does not break out Alfajr Trust's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Dec 2025 was £24.7k. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £24.8k a year.

### How large is Alfajr Trust?

In its latest reported year Alfajr Trust reported income of £19.1k and spending of £24.7k.


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