Bismillah Welfare Foundation
Charity 1142560
www.bismillahwelfarefoundation.org
Overview
Summary
Bismillah Welfare Foundation appears to be a UK-registered charitable vehicle centred on one educational institution, Bismillah Dars Ul Quran School, in Ratta, Azad Kashmir. Its role extends beyond supporting religious and secular learning: its objects connect resident pupils’ health, disability-related needs and poverty relief with wider health and welfare support for people in Azad Kashmir. The available evidence suggests a place-based, institution-led model, though it is unclear how much activity reaches beyond the school community.
Operational geography
No operational geography is currently available for this organisation.
Areas of work
- Disability
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Education/training
- General Charitable Purposes
- Religious Activities
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who they help
- Children/young People
- People With Disabilities
How they help
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Provides Services
Discoveries involving this organisation
The Atlas has not published any Discoveries involving this organisation yet.
Observations
A school-centred welfare model
The foundation appears to use Bismillah Dars Ul Quran School as its principal delivery setting, combining education with social development and pupil welfare rather than treating schooling as a standalone purpose.
Why it matters
This suggests the school may be the organisation’s key relationship hub and route to understanding local need. Potential partners should view it as an education-and-welfare organisation, not solely a school supporter.
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“BWF's main activity during the year has continued to be the provision of educational and social development services via the activities of Bismillah Dars Ul Quran School within the local community where the school resides.”
Source:Organisation“To advance the education of the pupils at Bismillah Dars Ul Quran School, Ratta, Azad Kashmir by providing and assisting in the provision of facilities, to advance teaching of both Islamic studies as well as a secular education.”
Source:Charity Commission
Education is linked to safeguarding wellbeing
The organisation appears to regard pupils’ health as integral to educational advancement, with scope to support residents experiencing physical illness, mental illness or rehabilitation needs.
Why it matters
This broadens the likely support needs around the school and may create opportunities for collaboration with health, disability and safeguarding organisations.
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“To advance in life and preserve and protect the good health of the pupils residing at the Bismillah Dars Ul Quran School.”
Source:Charity Commission“The relief of sickness and the preservation of health among people residing permanently or temporarily in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan particularly to include assistance in the treatment and care of persons suffering from mental or physical illness of any description or in need of rehabilitation.”
Source:Charity Commission“Who the charity helps: Children/young People, People With Disabilities.”
Source:Charity Commission
A potentially wider regional remit
Although current activity is described through the school, the objects allow the foundation to provide health support and poverty relief to people across Azad Kashmir, potentially extending beyond enrolled pupils or the immediate locality.
Why it matters
The distinction between operational focus and legal remit is important: the organisation may be positioned to respond to wider needs, but available evidence does not show whether it currently does so.
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“The prevention or relief of poverty in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan by providing grants, items and services to individuals in need.”
Source:Charity Commission“How the charity helps: Makes Grants To Individuals, Provides Services.”
Source:Charity Commission
- Whether grants, poverty relief and health support currently reach people beyond the school community.
- The scale of the school, the number of beneficiaries and the services actually delivered.
- Whether disability support is specialised, accessible or primarily indirect through education and welfare provision.
Remaining uncertainties
- Recent annual reports or activity reports describing programmes, expenditure and beneficiary numbers.
- Information on the school’s residential provision, local partners and referral routes for health or disability support.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
BWF's main activity during the year has continued to be the provision of educational and social development services via the activities of Bismillah Dars Ul Quran School within the local community where the school resides..
Charity objects
1) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS AT BISMILLAH DARS UL QURAN SCHOOL, RATTA, AZAD KASHMIR BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES, TO ADVANCE TEACHING OF BOTH ISLAMIC STUDIES AS WELL AS A SECULAR EDUCATION. 2)TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE GOOD HEALTH OF THE PUPILS RESIDING AT THE BISMILLAH DARS UL QURAN SCHOOL BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY DETERMINE. 3) THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PRESERVATION OF HEALTH AMONG PEOPLE RESIDING PERMANENTLY OR TEMPORARILY IN AZAD KASHMIR, PAKISTAN PARTICULARLY TO INCLUDE ASSISTANCE IN THE TREATMENT AND CARE OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM MENTAL OR PHYSICAL ILLNESS OF ANY DESCRIPTION OR IN NEED OF REHABILITATION AS A RESULT OF SUCH ILLNESS. 4) THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN AZAD KASHMIR, PAKISTAN BY PROVIDING: GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED.