# INTERNATIONAL WAQF FUND

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1162805
- **Other names:** ISLAMIC RELIEF WAQF
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Company number:** [08612172](https://opencompanies.uk/company/08612172)
- **Registered:** July 23, 2015
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1162805


## Contact

- **Address:** 22-24 Sampson Road North, Birmingham
- **Phone:** 0121 622 0716
- **Email:** Waqf@waqf.org
- **Website:** www.waqf.org



## Activities

**Objects:** TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF WAQF AND THE ASPIRATION OF THE CHARITY, WHICH IS A PRACTICAL MANIFESTATION AND APPLICATION OF HUMANITARIAN VALUES, INSPIRED BY THE ISLAMIC FAITH, THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE: 1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, BY MEANS INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIMITED TO):(A) ESTABLISHING, OPERATING AND MAINTAINING SCHOOLS;(B) PROVIDING TRAINING, PROGRAMMES, COURSES, SEMINARS, CLASSES, WORKSHOPS, PERFORMANCES, SCHOLARSHIPS, BURSARIES, AWARDS, GRANTS, BOOKS, EQUIPMENT AND EDUCATIONAL AIDS;(C) ESTABLISHING, MAINTAINING AND OPERATING LIBRARIES;(D) ESTABLISHING, MAINTAINING AND OPERATING EDUCATIONAL TRAINING CENTRES;2) THE RELIEF OR PREVENTION OF POVERTY, BY MEANS INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIMITED TO):(A) THE PROVISION OF EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE TO ASSIST THOSE PEOPLE AFFECTED BY CONFLICT OR DISASTER;(B) THE PROVISIONS OF FOOD SUPPLIES;(C) THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL, TECHNICAL OR OTHER SUPPORT FOR SMALL BUSINESS AND ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT, WHICH ARE OWNED BY AND/OR PRIMARILY EMPLOY POOR PERSONS, ENABLING THEM TO GENERATE A SUSTAINABLE INCOME AND BE SELF-SUFFICIENT;(D) INITIATIVES TO ADDRESS UNEMPLOYMENT;3) THE PROMOTION AND PRESERVATION OF HEALTH AND WELL-BEING AND THE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF DISEASE, BY MEANS INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIMITED TO):(A) THE PROVISION OF SAFE AND ACCESSIBLE WATER SUPPLIES AND IMPROVED SANITATION; AND(B) THE RELIEF, CARE AND WELFARE OF CHILDREN AND IN PARTICULAR ORPHAN CHILDREN.4) THE ADVANCEMENT OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, BY MEANS INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIMITED TO):(A) THE PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION AND THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE PRUDENT USE OF RESOURCES;(B) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE IN SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES;(C) THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE MEANS OF ACHIEVING ECONOMIC GROWTH AND REGENERATION;(SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MEANS “DEVELOPMENT WHICH MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS.”)5) THE PROMOTION OF THIRD SECTOR ORGANISATIONS AND THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THIRD SECTOR ORGANISATIONS;(“THIRD SECTOR ORGANISATIONS” MEANS CHARITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND OTHER FORMS OF SOCIAL ENTERPRISES ESTABLISHED FOR PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY BENEFIT).FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE, CHARITIES ARE ORGANISATIONS WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES. VOLUNTARY AND NOT FOR PROFIT ORGANISATIONS ARE INDEPENDENT ORGANISATIONS WHICH ADD VALUE TO THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE, OR A SIGNIFICANT SECTION OF THE COMMUNITY. VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS DO NOT INCLUDE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR OTHER STATUTORY AUTHORITIES. 6) THE ADVANCEMENT OF SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE IN ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE IN THEIR SOLE DISCRETION.PROVIDED THAT THE CHARITY MAY NOT FURTHER ANY PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF SCOTLAND OR NORTHERN IRELAND.

**Activities:** Fundraising and distribution to charitable programmes




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- **What:** 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
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Geography

- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Australia
- Bangladesh
- Belgium
- Bosnia And Herzegovina
- Chad
- China
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia
- Germany
- Haiti
- India
- Indonesia
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Italy
- Jordan
- Kenya
- Kosovo
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Mauritius
- Netherlands
- Pakistan
- Russia
- Somalia
- South Africa
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- United States
- Yemen
- Throughout England And Wales





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **Dr Aqsa Noreen Aziz** | Chair | July 9, 2023 |
| ALIJA AVDUKIC |  | April 3, 2021 |
| Dr Ari Hasan Ahmed Ahmed |  | April 1, 2025 |
| Dr Shaher Abbas |  | April 1, 2025 |
| Magdalena binti Samsuddin |  | July 9, 2023 |
| Maqbool Ahmed |  | April 1, 2025 |




