Rahmah Foundation
Charity 1140153
Overview
Summary
Rahmah Foundation appears to be a broadly mandated, faith-informed international relief charity whose formal remit spans education, health, poverty relief, disaster response and support for older people. Its stated methods suggest it may combine direct practical support with financial assistance and facilities, rather than operating through a single programme model. However, the available public-facing web presence provides almost no account of current work, locations, partners or outcomes, leaving its operational role and local connections unclear.
Operational geography
Coverage: International
Operational areas:
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Remaining uncertainties
- Direct evidence: the Charity Commission currently records Rahmah Foundation as operating in Birmingham City, Canada and India. This supports an international overall footprint, but does not identify any Birmingham ward, neighbourhood, venue or service location.
- Direct evidence: the Charity Commission records a Birmingham contact address, while also recording that the charity does not own or lease land or property. The address should therefore not be treated as evidence of a service-delivery site or operational area.
- Reasonable interpretation: the organisation appears to be principally a grant-making and fundraising charity with activity extending beyond Birmingham, rather than a neighbourhood-based Birmingham service provider. This interpretation is limited because the current website contains no programme or location information.
- No current evidence was found of a physical site, recurring delivery venue, Birmingham-based project, or material Birmingham partnership. It is therefore not possible to assign a supplied Birmingham ward or recognised place with adequate confidence.
- The available evidence does not show whether the Charity Commission's Birmingham City entry reflects direct local service delivery, fundraising and administration, grants to local organisations, or another form of activity.
Additional evidence needed
- The latest trustees' annual report or detailed accounts identifying current projects, grant recipients, fundraising venues and the geographic destination of expenditure.
- Current programme information from Rahmah Foundation confirming whether it delivers services, makes grants, or undertakes fundraising within Birmingham, with locations where disclosure is appropriate.
- Confirmation from the charity of whether the recorded contact address is solely a correspondence address or is used for any operational activity.
- Evidence from any current Birmingham delivery partners or venues showing the location, nature and continuity of the organisation's activity.
Areas of work
- Education/training
- Overseas Aid/famine Relief
- Religious Activities
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who they help
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
- People With Disabilities
How they help
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- 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
A wide mandate with limited visible strategic focus
The organisation appears designed to respond across multiple forms of need, including humanitarian crisis, health, education and religious activity. This may provide flexibility, but the evidence does not indicate which areas, places or groups are currently prioritised.
Why it matters
Its formal scope is much broader than a specialist charity's. Understanding its actual priorities would be essential for identifying complementary organisations, overlap and potential collaboration.
Show evidence
“The charity's objects include education, Islamic religion, health, poverty relief, disaster hardship, and shelter, food and clothing worldwide.”
Source:Charity Commission“The charity lists education/training, health or saving lives, poverty relief, overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities.”
Source:Charity Commission
Potentially a hybrid provider and funder
Rahmah Foundation may use several operating routes: direct services and facilities, human resources, grants to individuals and other financial support. This suggests a potentially adaptable role between frontline delivery and direct material assistance.
Why it matters
A hybrid model could make the organisation a useful connector between people needing immediate support and organisations with delivery capacity, but this cannot be confirmed without programme evidence.
Show evidence
“The charity makes grants to individuals and provides other finance.”
Source:Charity Commission“The charity provides human resources, buildings/facilities/open space and services.”
Source:Charity Commission
Public accountability and relationship visibility are unusually limited
The available website evidence suggests that the organisation's public digital presence was not functioning as an account of its work. This may make its partnerships, geographic reach, beneficiary experience and current opportunities difficult for others to discover.
Why it matters
Limited visibility can leave a capable organisation isolated from potential collaborators, donors and referral partners, while also preventing the Civic Atlas from assessing whether its broad remit translates into active programmes.
Show evidence
“The website displays an under-construction page stating that the site is nearly ready.”
Source:Organisation
- Which countries, communities or localities the charity currently serves.
- Whether support is delivered directly, through partners, or both.
- How Islamic religious activity relates to its humanitarian and social-support work.
- What services or grants are currently active and what outcomes they achieve.
Remaining uncertainties
- Recent annual reports, accounts and trustee reports showing expenditure, programmes, locations and delivery partners.
- Programme descriptions or beneficiary data identifying current services, eligibility and reach.
- Evidence of partnerships, referral relationships and community participation.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
TO PROMOTE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, RELIGION AND HEALTH WORLDWIDE. ASSIST IN PREVENTING OR PROVIDING RELIEF OF POVERTY AND HARDSHIP WORLDWIDE INCLUDING HARDSHIP CAUSED BY FAMINE, WAR OR OTHER DISASTER, TO THOSE IN NEED ESPECIALLY THE AGED BY PROVIDING SHELTER, FOOD & CLOTHING, WORLDWIDE
Charity objects
* TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION WORLDWIDE; * TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ISLAMIC RELIGION WORLDWIDE; * TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH OR THE SAVING OF LIVES AND TO PROVIDE MEDICAL REHABILITATION AND HEALTH CLINICS WORLDWIDE; * TO ASSIST IN PREVENTING OR PROVIDING RELIEF OF POVERTY AND HARDSHIP WORLDWIDE; * TO PROVIDE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP INCLUDING HARDSHIP CAUSED BY FAMINE, WAR OR OTHER DISASTER WORLDWIDE; * TO PROVIDE THOSE IN NEED, IN PARTICULAR AGED PEOPLE, BY PROVIDING SHELTER, FOOD AND CLOTHING WORLDWIDE.