Shokat Zaman Orphan Relief Limited
Charity 1150495
Overview
Summary
Shokat Zaman Orphan Relief Limited appears to be a globally oriented grant-making charity focused on reducing the effects of poverty, sickness and educational exclusion among orphans. Its stated model combines direct support to individuals with funding routed through other charities or organisations, suggesting it may operate partly as a connector and funder rather than solely as a frontline provider. The available evidence establishes a broad mission but gives little indication of geographic priorities, delivery partners, scale or distinctive methods.
Operational geography
Coverage: International
Operational areas:
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Remaining uncertainties
- Direct evidence: the Charity Commission describes the charity's activities as providing sponsorships, grants, items and services to orphans and organisations 'worldwide'. This supports an international intended or reported scope, but does not identify current countries, delivery partners or beneficiary locations.
- Reasonable interpretation: no Birmingham service, project, venue, delivery point or material local partnership was identified in the available official records. The organisation should therefore not currently be treated as neighbourhood-based, district-wide or citywide within Birmingham.
- The listed Charity Commission contact address and Companies House registered office is not sufficient evidence of a service-delivery site or of operational activity in a particular ward.
- The latest Charity Commission return, for the year ended 31 July 2025, records income of £10 and expenditure of £0. This creates substantial uncertainty about the extent of current active delivery, including whether any international grant-making took place during that period.
- No official website, annual report, impact report, project list or partner evidence was available to establish the present locations of services or grants.
Additional evidence needed
- A current annual report, impact report or grant register identifying the countries, organisations or projects supported.
- Confirmation from the organisation of whether its listed contact and registered-office address is an operational base, correspondence address or registered-office address only.
- Current information on any Birmingham-based activities, premises, volunteers, fundraising events or delivery partnerships.
Areas of work
- Other Charitable Purposes
- Religious Activities
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who they help
- Children/young People
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- People With Disabilities
How they help
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Makes Grants To Organisations
Discoveries involving this organisation
The Atlas has not published any Discoveries involving this organisation yet.
Observations
A dual grant-making model
The organisation appears designed to support orphans through both direct assistance and intermediary organisations. This may allow it to respond to individual need while also extending its reach through charities, schools, centres and orphanages.
Why it matters
This suggests its role may be shaped as much by the relationships it forms with delivery organisations as by the grants it gives directly. Understanding those relationships would be central to assessing its local and international contribution.
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“Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations.”
Source:Charity Commission“Providing sponsorships, grants, items and services to individuals in need and/or charities or other organisations worldwide.”
Source:Organisation
Education is treated as part of relief, not a separate activity
The organisation appears to view educational access as intertwined with the welfare of orphans, alongside poverty and sickness relief. Its intended support includes grants and educational facilities at schools, centres and orphanages.
Why it matters
This points to a broader understanding of orphan welfare than short-term material aid alone. It may create opportunities to connect with organisations working across child wellbeing, disability inclusion and education.
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“To advance the education of orphans worldwide by providing and assisting in the provision of grants, facilities for education at schools, centres of orphanages and/or charities or other organisations.”
Source:Charity Commission“To advance education of orphans worldwide by providing & assisting in the provision of grants, facilities for education at schools, centres or orphanages.”
Source:Organisation
A broad global remit may conceal important priorities
The organisation's worldwide scope indicates an intentionally non-local mission, but the evidence does not identify countries, communities, partner types or criteria for allocating support.
Why it matters
Its practical role cannot yet be understood from its formal remit alone. Geographic concentration or repeated partnerships could reveal whether it fills a specialised gap or overlaps with many other international relief funders.
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“The prevention or relief of poverty or sickness of orphans worldwide.”
Source:Charity Commission“To advance the education of orphans worldwide.”
Source:Charity Commission
- Which countries, communities and institutions receive support.
- Whether grants are mainly direct sponsorships, emergency relief, education funding or support to partner organisations.
- How disability inclusion and religious activities feature in practice.
Remaining uncertainties
- Recent annual reports or accounts showing grant recipients, locations, amounts and delivery partners.
- Information on beneficiary selection, safeguarding, monitoring and the outcomes of funded support.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
Prevention or relief of poverty or sickness of orphans worldwide by providing sponsorships, grants, items of services to individuals in need and/or charities or other organisations worldwide working to prevent or relief poverty or sickness. To advance education of orphans worldwide by providing & assisting in the provision of grants, facilities for education at schools, centres or orphanages.
Charity objects
(1)THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY OR SICKNESS OF ORPHANS WORLDWIDE BY PROVIDING: SPONSORSHIPS, GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORLDWIDE WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEF POVERTY OR SICKNESS. (2)TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF ORPHANS WORLDWIDE BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF GRANTS, FACILITIES FOR EDUCATION AT SCHOOLS, CENTRES OF ORPHANAGES AND/OR CHARITIES OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORLDWIDE WORKING TOWARDS SUCH OBJECTIVE.