Zia-Ul-Huda
Charity 1187032
Overview
Summary
Zia-Ul-Huda appears to combine humanitarian relief, education and faith-based formation into a single support model focused on communities in Pakistan. Its stated role is distinctive not simply because it provides food, water and clothing, but because it pairs these with secular subjects, Arabic and Islamic education, including Sufi teaching. The available evidence suggests an organisation seeking to address material hardship alongside educational and cultural continuity for several potentially vulnerable groups, though its practical delivery model remains unclear.
Operational geography
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Glebe Farm and Tile Cross
Confidence: low
Zia-Ul-Huda reports that it operates in Birmingham City. Its current Charity Commission contact address and Companies House registered office are at East Birmingham Central Masjid. However, a registered or contact address does not establish operational activity in Glebe Farm and Tile Cross ward, and the charity reports that it does not own or lease land or property.
- Charity Commission register, Zia-Ul-Huda (charity 1187032)
The current record states that the charity operates in Birmingham City and Pakistan, gives East Birmingham Central Masjid as its address, and records that it does not own or lease land or property. - Companies House, Zia-Ul-Huda (company 11833112)
The active company's registered office is East Birmingham Central Masjid. - Birmingham City Council planning evidence
Council material identifies the address as being in Glebe Farm and Tile Cross ward.
Remaining uncertainties
- The available evidence confirms operation in Birmingham City but does not identify the specific Birmingham services, their delivery locations, their frequency, or the Birmingham neighbourhoods reached.
- East Birmingham Central Masjid is a separate registered charity and venue. Shared address, contacts and trustees indicate a close organisational connection, but the evidence does not establish that all masjid services are delivered by Zia-Ul-Huda.
- No current evidence identifies material delivery partnerships that extend Zia-Ul-Huda's operational reach within Birmingham.
- The charity's stated activities focus on poverty relief and education in Pakistan. The regulatory record nevertheless reports Birmingham City as an area of operation, but does not explain the nature or scale of its Birmingham activity.
Additional evidence needed
- A current annual report, activity report or project list specifying services delivered in Birmingham, including venues and beneficiary catchments.
- Confirmation from the organisation of whether its listed address is a service-delivery venue, an administrative address, or both.
- Evidence identifying any current Birmingham delivery partners and the locations where joint activity takes place.
- Information distinguishing Zia-Ul-Huda's own activity from that of East Birmingham Central Masjid.
Areas of work
- Education/training
- General Charitable Purposes
- Religious Activities
Who they help
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
- People With Disabilities
How they help
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Discoveries involving this organisation
The Atlas has not published any Discoveries involving this organisation yet.
Observations
A combined relief-and-learning model
The organisation appears to treat immediate hardship and longer-term development as connected needs, pairing basic provisions with secular and religious education.
Why it matters
This suggests its role may extend beyond emergency assistance: education may be intended as part of a longer-term pathway for people experiencing disadvantage.
Show evidence
“The charity relieves financial hardship through food, water and clothing.”
Source:Charity Commission“The charity advances secular education including mathematics, science and IT disciplines.”
Source:Charity Commission
Faith is integrated with practical education
Zia-Ul-Huda appears to position Islamic and Sufi education alongside mathematics, science and IT, rather than treating religious instruction as separate from wider learning.
Why it matters
This may make the organisation particularly relevant to people seeking support that aligns practical educational opportunity with Islamic cultural and spiritual formation.
Show evidence
“Islamic education includes Arabic language, grammar, Islamic manners and principles.”
Source:Charity Commission“The charity teaches mystic Sufi Islam.”
Source:Charity Commission
A broad beneficiary remit may require differentiated support
The organisation identifies children and young people, older people, disabled people and people of a particular ethnic or racial origin, suggesting it may work across groups with substantially different needs.
Why it matters
This raises a useful question about whether Zia-Ul-Huda delivers tailored support, partners with specialist organisations, or uses a common community-based model across these groups.
Show evidence
“The charity helps children and young people, elderly or old people, people with disabilities and people of a particular ethnic or racial origin.”
Source:Charity Commission“The charity provides advocacy, advice and information.”
Source:Charity Commission
- Whether services are delivered directly in Pakistan, through partners, or through local community networks.
- Which beneficiary groups receive which forms of relief, education or advocacy.
- Whether the secular, Islamic and Sufi educational elements are delivered together or as separate programmes.
Remaining uncertainties
- Programme descriptions, delivery locations and information about local delivery partners.
- Annual reports or impact evidence showing participant numbers, beneficiary profiles and educational outcomes.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
PROVIDING PUBLIC BENEFIT IN PAKISTAN, TO RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP THROUGH THE PROVISION OF FOOD, WATER AND CLOTHING AND TO ADVANCE SECULAR EDUCATION INCLUDING TOPICS WITHIN MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE AND THE IT DISCIPLINES, ISLAMIC EDUCATION TO TEACH ARABIC LANGUAGE, GRAMMAR, ISLAMIC MANNERS AND PRINCIPLES, AND THE TEACHING OF MYSTIC SUFI ISLAM.
Charity objects
FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN PAKISTAN, TO RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP THROUGH THE PROVISION OF FOOD, WATER AND CLOTHING AND TO ADVANCE SECULAR EDUCATION WHICH WILL INCLUDE TOPICS WITHIN MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE AND THE IT DISCIPLINES, ISLAMIC EDUCATION TO TEACH ARABIC LANGUAGE, GRAMMAR, ISLAMIC MANNERS AND PRINCIPLES AND THE TEACHING OF MYSTIC SUFI ISLAM.