What Muslim Hands does

Muslim Hands is a UK-registered humanitarian charity and NGO founded in 1993, headquartered at 148 Gregory Boulevard, Nottingham (Charity No. 1105056, Company No. 05080486). The organisation delivers emergency relief and long-term development programmes across more than 50 countries, working with UN agencies and trusted local partners to provide clean water, food security, healthcare, education, orphan care, and livelihood support, with cumulative disclosed impact of 10.6 million people given clean water access, 3 million health-clinic patients, and 8.2 million people fed.

The core 'product surface' is a portfolio of donation programmes tied to Islamic charitable obligations and humanitarian causes. These include Zakat (with a calculator), Sadaqah, Sadaqah Jariyah, Aqiqah (£80 girl / £160 boy / £180 package), Zakat al-Fitr (£5/person minimum), Fidyah, Kaffarah, Interest Fund, and an Interest-Riba disposal programme. Recurring sponsorship products include orphan sponsorship at £29.50/month, Hifz student sponsorship at £27/month or £324/year, and disabled child sponsorship at £30/month or £360/year across Pakistan, Kashmir, Somalia, and Yemen. Major-giving products comprise Build a Water Well (tube wells, dig-a-wells, community wells with 10-35+ year lifespans), Build a Masjid, and the Masjid Al-Aqsa Dome of the Rock Lighting project (5,000 shares at £500). Volunteer deployments to Sri Lanka (April 2026) and Lebanon (September 2026) and the Halal Food Festival Glasgow (January 2026) extend engagement. There is no proprietary technology stack described beyond a standard donation website, a MyMH donor portal, a Shopify storefront (muslimhands.myshopify.com), an Amanahfy crowdfunding subdomain, and Fatsoma ticketing.

The business model is donation-funded, not commercial. The published donation policy commits 90 pence of every pound to the donor's chosen cause, with the remaining 10 pence covering fundraising, and administrative costs covered by Gift Aid recovery. Go-to-market is direct-to-consumer charity: individual Muslim donors worldwide fulfil religious obligations through the website, phone hotline (extended hours including weekends), WhatsApp, bank transfer (NatWest, GBP/EUR/USD), and Direct Debit on the 6th or 21st of each month. The organisation runs a 3,000-volunteer UK network and an in-house Islamic scholar (Mufti Muhammad Ismail) provides Shariah-compliance oversight for Zakat distribution and content. Muslim Hands holds no disclosed parent company, funding rounds, or external institutional investors; it operates autonomously under trustee governance.

Name

Muslim Hands

Legal name

Muslim Hands UK

Website

https://muslimhands.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Muslim Hands is a UK-registered Muslim charity founded in 1993 that delivers humanitarian aid and Islamic charitable programmes — including Zakat, Sadaqah, orphan sponsorship, water wells, and emergency appeals — across 50+ countries, serving Muslim donors globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Nottingham

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Donations (Zakat, Sadaqah, Sadaqah Jariyah): Primary revenue from individual donors fulfilling Islamic charitable obligations. Donations are directed to specific projects or general funds. Includes one-time and recurring (Direct Debit) contributions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Muslim Hands is a UK-registered NGO/charity that collects donations from Muslim individuals and disburses them as humanitarian aid and Islamic charitable giving. Its product set includes recurring child sponsorships (orphan, Hifz student, disabled child), Zakat and Sadaqah programmes, water-well construction projects, emergency relief appeals, ritual-based donations (Aqiqah, Fidyah, Kaffarah, Zakat al-Fitr, Interest Fund), major-giving capital projects (Build a Masjid, Masjid Al-Aqsa) and volunteer deployments. Field delivery is carried out through local partners and UN agencies in over 50 countries.

Product overview

Muslim Hands is a UK-registered charity established in 1993 that operates primarily as a donation platform for humanitarian aid and Islamic charitable giving. The organization offers a comprehensive portfolio of charitable products including water well projects, Zakat distribution, orphan and Hifz student sponsorship programs, emergency appeals, and Islamic ritual donations (Aqiqah, Fidyah, Kaffarah). Additional offerings include major giving projects like building masjids, volunteer deployment programs to Lebanon and Sri Lanka, community events such as the Halal Food Festival Glasgow, and Islamic educational resources covering prayer, pilgrimage, and religious guidance. The platform also provides a donor portal (MyMH) for managing donations and tracking impact. Muslim Hands operates as a multi-project charity platform rather than a unified software product, serving donors who wish to contribute to humanitarian causes in line with Islamic principles.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Build a Water Well Donation programme that funds the construction of water wells (tube wells, dig-a-wells, community wells) to provide lasting clean-water access to communities without safe water.
• Orphan Sponsorship Monthly sponsorship at £29.50/month providing orphans with education, emotional support and, where applicable, school meals and medical check-ups.
• Hifz Student Sponsorship Monthly sponsorship (£27/month via Direct Debit or £324 annually) supporting orphaned and vulnerable children to memorise the Holy Qur'an in Pakistan or Somalia.
• Disabled Child Sponsorship Monthly sponsorship (£30/month via Direct Debit or £360 one-off annual payment) giving children with disabilities in Yemen, Somalia, Pakistan or Kashmir access to tailored education and care.
• Zakat Online Zakat calculator and donation programme that allows Muslim donors to calculate and distribute their annual Zakat to approved humanitarian projects worldwide.
• Aqiqah Islamic birth-ceremony sacrifice donation: £80 for one goat (girl), £160 for two goats (boy), with the meat distributed to disadvantaged communities in Sudan, Mali and Niger; a £180 package includes the sacrifice plus a parenting book and Sadaqah equivalent to the child's hair weight.
• Sadaqah Jariyah Ongoing charitable giving programme funding long-term community assets such as water wells and education facilities, where the reward (Sadaqah Jariyah) continues as the project benefits communities over time.
• Zakat al-Fitr (Fitrana) Pre-Eid obligatory charity of a minimum £5 per person (including children) intended to purify fasting during Ramadan and feed the needy before Eid prayer.
• Fidyah Expiation payment for Muslims who were unable to fast during Ramadan (e.g., due to illness), paid to feed someone in need instead.
• Kaffarah Penance payment for Muslims who intentionally broke their fast during Ramadan, distributed to those in need.
• Interest Fund Programme allowing Muslim donors to responsibly dispose of bank interest (riba) by donating it to charitable causes in line with Islamic principles.
• Emergency Appeals Life-saving emergency relief programmes for Gaza, Yemen, Syria, Sudan, Lebanon, Palestine and Afghanistan including food, clean water and medical care.
• Build a Masjid Major-giving project allowing donors to fund the construction of masjids in underserved communities, with capacity typically 70-100 people.
• Masjid Al-Aqsa Fund Special project supporting the Dome of the Rock lighting project and renovation works at Masjid Al-Aqsa in Jerusalem (£500 per full share, 5,000 shares available globally).
• Sri Lanka Deployment Volunteer humanitarian deployment trip to Sri Lanka (17th-24th April 2026) with registration fee of £500 and a fundraising target of £2,500, supporting education, clean water and livelihoods projects.
• Lebanon Deployment Humanitarian deployment trip to Lebanon (17th-21st September 2026) where volunteers pack and distribute food parcels, cook hot meals and take orphans shopping.
• Halal Food Festival Glasgow Ticketed community event (24-25 January 2026) celebrating culture, community and cuisine, held at the Scottish Event Campus, Glasgow, with tickets sold through Fatsoma.
• Umrah for Al-Aqsa Hafiz Sponsorship product at £700 enabling donors to fund a Palestinian Hifz student's Umrah pilgrimage journey.
• UK Projects Domestic charitable projects delivered within the United Kingdom and funded by Muslim Hands donors.

Quantifiable outcome

• 10.6 million people given access to clean water
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• UN AgenciescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates with United Nations agencies for humanitarian aid delivery and coordination in disaster and conflict zones.
• Local PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorks with trusted local partners in over 50 countries to implement projects and ensure lasting impact in communities.
• Great Charity GiftsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership with Great Charity Gifts (greatcharitygifts.org.uk) for certificate services for water well donations as gifts.
• Fundraising RegulatorminorOthersRegistered with the Fundraising Regulator, displaying their badge on website indicating commitment to fundraising standards.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Islamic Relief Worldwide: UK-headquartered (Birmingham) Islamic humanitarian NGO founded in 1984, the largest in the space and the most directly comparable to Muslim Hands across mission, donor base, Zakat administration, and emergency appeal portfolio.
• Mercy Without Limits: International Muslim NGO operating in emergency relief, orphan care, and seasonal Islamic giving — overlapping operating geographies (Yemen, Gaza, Sudan) and competing for similar Zakat donor pools.
• Penny Appeal: UK-based Islamic charity founded in 2009 with an explicitly digital, low-overhead model targeting Zakat, Qurbani, and emergency appeals — directly competes with Muslim Hands for the same donor segments with a more agile marketing playbook.
• Human Appeal: Manchester-headquartered UK-based Islamic NGO with comparable Zakat, emergency, orphan sponsorship, and major-giving programmes — direct competitor for the same UK Muslim donor base.
• National Zakat Foundation: UK Zakat-specialist charity administering Zakat locally with strong Muslim scholarly oversight — closely comparable to Muslim Hands' Zakat distribution model and targeting the same UK Muslim donors.
• Human Relief Foundation: UK-registered Muslim charity delivering emergency relief, orphan sponsorship, and seasonal Islamic giving — similar programme mix and donor base to Muslim Hands.
• Islamic Aid Worldwide: UK-based Islamic charity with comparable WASH, food security, and orphan sponsorship programmes targeting both UK donors and crisis-affected beneficiaries.
• Muslim Aid: UK-based Islamic charity founded in 1985 offering emergency relief, orphan sponsorship, and Islamic seasonal giving — a near-twin operating model to Muslim Hands, with similar historic scale and UK donor base.

Regional players

• Zakat Foundation of America: US-headquartered Zakat-specialist organisation running emergency relief, Ramadan programmes, and orphan care — a regional peer operating the same playbook in a different donor geography.

Broad incumbents

• UNHCR (UN Refugee Agency): Global humanitarian agency operating in the same crisis-affected geographies as Muslim Hands (Sudan, Yemen, Syria, Afghanistan) — a broader incumbent with whom Muslim Hands coordinates on the ground but to which it is dwarfed in scale and mandate.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/muslimhandsuk
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/muslimhandsuk
• Facebookfacebook.com/MuslimHands
• Instagraminstagram.com/muslimhandsuk
• TikToktiktok.com/@muslimhandsuk
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/muslim-hands

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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