Greengate Trust
Charity 1171118
Overview
Summary
Greengate Trust appears to be a faith-rooted humanitarian organisation that combines Islamic charitable giving with a public-facing model of international relief and community mobilisation. Its formal objects allow for UK religious, educational and cohesion work, but the available activity evidence is concentrated on overseas emergency response, food, water and medical projects, especially in Yemen and Pakistan. It seems to operate less as a direct local service provider than as a platform connecting donors, volunteer fundraisers, deployments and locally situated delivery teams.
Operational geography
Coverage: International
Operational areas:
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Remaining uncertainties
- The Charity Commission record for the financial year ended 31 October 2024 lists Birmingham City as a place where Greengate Trust operates, which is direct evidence of a Birmingham connection. However, it does not identify any Birmingham service, project, venue, partner, beneficiary group or ward.
- Greengate Trust's current website describes global humanitarian work and names projects in Yemen, Pakistan, Kashmir, Lebanon, Jordan and Malawi, but provides no evidence of a current physical site, service delivery location or materially geography-extending partnership in Birmingham.
- It is therefore not possible to determine whether the Birmingham activity is neighbourhood-based, district-wide, citywide, occasional fundraising activity, grant-making, or delivery through an unnamed partner. No supplied Birmingham ward or recognised place can be assigned confidently.
Additional evidence needed
- A current annual report, impact report or project list that identifies the nature, location and scale of activity in Birmingham.
- Official evidence of any Birmingham delivery partners, funded organisations, venues, events or local service sites.
- A statement from Greengate Trust confirming whether it currently delivers services, funds work, holds events or operates through partners in Birmingham, including the relevant ward or place where appropriate.
Areas of work
- General Charitable Purposes
- Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- Overseas Aid/famine Relief
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who they help
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- The General Public/mankind
How they help
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Other Charitable Activities
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Human Resources
- Provides Other Finance
- Provides Services
Discoveries involving this organisation
The Atlas has not published any Discoveries involving this organisation yet.
Observations
Faith-based giving is translated into a broad humanitarian platform
The Trust appears to use Islamic forms of giving, including Zakat, Sadaqah and Sadaqah Jariyah, as an organising infrastructure for humanitarian action rather than limiting its role to religious worship or education.
Why it matters
This helps explain how the organisation may mobilise support: its religious identity is not separate from its relief work, but may be a source of trust, motivation and recurring donor participation.
Show evidence
“Donation options include Zakat, Sadaqah, Lillah, Fidya, Fitrana, Kaffarah and Sadaqah Jariyah.”
Source:Organisation“The charity's objects include advancing Islam and relieving people affected by war, disaster, trouble or catastrophe.”
Source:Charity Commission
Yemen appears to be a strategic centre of gravity
Although the Trust presents itself as globally active, Yemen appears to receive unusually sustained and varied attention, spanning food, bakery provision, malnutrition treatment, emergency appeals and a named development project.
Why it matters
This may indicate accumulated delivery relationships, specialist knowledge or a concentrated organisational identity. Understanding whether this focus reflects long-term partnerships or changing crisis priorities would clarify its operating strategy.
Show evidence
“Active appeals include Yemen Food Parcel, Malnourished Children's Clinic, Yemen Bakery and Yemen Emergency Appeal.”
Source:Organisation“The website states that 21.6 million people in Yemen are in need of humanitarian assistance.”
Source:Organisation
The organisation appears to distribute agency as well as aid
Greengate Trust seems to rely on a participatory mobilisation model: supporters can donate, create their own fundraisers, volunteer and join deployments. This suggests it may build a community of contributors rather than treating supporters only as donors.
Why it matters
This model could create wider civic value through volunteer experience, peer-led fundraising and personal links to humanitarian causes, while also making the organisation dependent on its ability to coordinate and safeguard dispersed participation.
Show evidence
“Supporters can start fundraisers, become volunteers and join deployments.”
Source:Organisation“The website lists community-created fundraising campaigns, including challenges and emergency appeals.”
Source:Organisation
- Whether aid is delivered directly, through local partners, or through grants to other organisations.
- How much of the Trust's activity is delivered in the UK compared with overseas projects.
- Whether its stated non-discrimination principle is reflected in beneficiary selection and programme outcomes.
Remaining uncertainties
- Annual reports and accounts showing expenditure, geographic allocation, partner organisations and grant recipients.
- Programme reports or independent evaluations describing beneficiary reach, local delivery arrangements and outcomes.
- Information on volunteer, fundraiser and deployment governance, including safeguarding and risk management.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
The charity aims to alleviate suffering and empower lives globally through emergency relief, food security, water projects, medical support, and sustainable development initiatives. They strive to provide aid without discrimination, prioritising the most vulnerable populations and working towards a future where everyone has the opportunity to thrive.
Charity objects
(1) TO ADVANCE THE RELIGION OF ISLAM ACROSS THE UK BY MEANS OF, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, PROMOTING THE TEACHINGS AND TENANTS OF ISLAM, PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR WORSHIP AND ISLAMIC EDUCATION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEACHINGS OF THE QURAN AND OF THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD (PBUH) AS DEFINED AND INTERPRETED BY THE AHLE SUNNAH WAL JAMA'A FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC. (2) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 16, BY MEANS OF, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THE PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND FACILITIES SUCH AS SUPPLEMENTARY SCHOOLS, AND CLASSES INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) QURAN, SEERAH (TEACHINGS FROM THE LIFE OF PROPHET MUHAMMAD (PBUH)), TAJWEED (RECITATION OF THE QURAN), FIQH (PRINCPLES OF ISLAMIC JURISPRUDENCE), AQEEDAH (ISLAMIC THEOLOGY) AND INDOOR/OUTDOOR SPORTING ACTIVITIES. (3) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC, BY MEANS OF, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THE PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND FACILITIES SUCH AS SUPPLEMENTARY SCHOOLS, ADULT LEARNING PROGRAMMES AND CLASSES INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) ENGLISH, MATHS, SCIENCE, COMPUTER AND INTERNET, CITIZENSHIP AND SOCIAL COHESION AND CV IMPROVEMENT. (4) THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL NEED AND SUFFERING AMONG VICTIMS OF NATURAL OR OTHER KINDS OF DISASTER IN THE FORM OF MONEY (OR OTHER MEANS DEEMED SUITABLE) FOR PERSONS, BODIES, ORGANISATIONS AND/OR COUNTRIES AFFECTED [INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF MEDICAL AID]. (5) THE RELIEF AND ASSISTANCE OF PEOPLE IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD WHO ARE THE VICTIMS OF WAR OR NATURAL DISASTER, TROUBLE, OR CATASTROPHE IN PARTICULAR BY THE SUPPLY OF MEDICAL AID TO SUCH PERSONS.