# Gloucester Zakat Charity

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1215932 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1215932)
- Website: https://gloucesterzakat.com/
- What it funds: General charitable purposes, Disability, Prevention or relief of poverty, Religious activities
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Older people, People with disabilities, Other charities or voluntary bodies, The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations, Provides services, Provides advocacy / advice / information
- Area of operation: Throughout England and Wales
- Other names: Gloucester Zakat Fund (working)
- Trustees: 5
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/gloucester-zakat-charity

Gloucester Zakat Fund collects and distributes zakat to eligible local beneficiaries in Gloucester. We assess applications, verify need, and provide financial support for essentials such as food, rent, utilities and emergency hardship. We also offer advice, signposting and community support in line with Islamic principles.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Charitable objects

> To prevent or relieve poverty or financial hardship among people living in gloucestershire and elsewhere in the United Kingdom, with a particular focus on members of the Muslim community, by providing grants, items, and services to individuals in need and/or charities or other organisations working to prevent or relieve poverty.to advance education and raise awareness about charitable giving, including the Islamic practice of Zakat and its application in addressing poverty, for the benefit of the public.

## What it funds

Gloucester Zakat Charity is registered under the Charity Commission purposes disability, prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities for children / young people, older people, people with disabilities and other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations, provides services and provides advocacy / advice / information.

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

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Gloucester Zakat Charity in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). Its website (gloucesterzakat.com) 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.

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