Frontline AIDS
Registered charity 1038860 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as Frontline Global, INTERNATIONAL HIV/AIDS ALLIANCE, THE ALLIANCE
Frontline AIDS is the new name of the International HIV/AIDS Alliance. The charity is the UK-based secretariat of a global partnership of national organisations working to support community action on HIV and AIDS. National partners and local community groups are supported by technical expertise, policy work and fundraising carried out at the secretariat and across the global partnership.
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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that the Charity incurred a net expenditure of $0.8 million for the year ended 31 December 2024, driven by staff and charitable activity costs exceeding forecasts. Per the trustees' report, the Charity held $5 million in total funds at year-end, with $4.5 million in its General Fund, which exceeds the stated policy target range of $2.4 million to $3.9 million. The Trustees confirmed that the Charity has sufficient liquid funds to support its cash flow requirements and meet its obligations under all assessed scenarios.
Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: $2.4m to $3.9m (held: £4.5m)
“The current general fund target range is $2.4m to $3.9m.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
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Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Frontline AIDS (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- John Plastow — Executive Director (source)
- Professor Nana K Poku — Chair of the Board (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- MAXMAN, Abby — director, appointed 13/10/2021on trustee list
- IGHODARO, Micheal Osabohien — director, appointed 16/03/2021on trustee list
- MANE, Purnima — director, appointed 16/03/2021on trustee list
- NYANYUKI, Joan Wanjiru, Dr — director, appointed 16/03/2021on trustee list
- POKU, Nana, Professor — director, appointed 16/03/2021on trustee list
- HAYES, Pauline Maria — director, appointed 13/05/2019on trustee list
- MUNGRA, Maya Sharmila — director, appointed 10/11/2017on trustee list
Official officers record.
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)
Cost of raising funds
£527k
Reported reserves equal ~2.8 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 3.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).
- Abby Maxman
- Dr Joan Wanjiru Nyanyuki
- Maria Rhoda Piedra
- Maya Mungra
- Micheal Osabohien Ighodaro
- Pauline Maria Hayes · trustee of 1 other charity
- Professor Nana Poku
- Purnima Mane
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Afghanistan · Algeria · Argentina · Bangladesh · Belgium · Bolivia · Botswana · Burkina Faso · Burma · Burundi · Cambodia · China
Income and spending
Common questions
Is Frontline AIDS financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the Charity incurred a net expenditure of $0.8 million for the year ended 31 December 2024, driven by staff and charitable activity costs exceeding forecasts. Per the trustees' report, the Charity held $5 million in total funds at year-end, with $4.5 million in its General Fund, which exceeds the stated policy target range of $2.4 million to $3.9 million. The Trustees confirmed that the Charity has sufficient liquid funds to support its cash flow requirements and meet its obligations under all assessed scenarios. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.
Who funds Frontline AIDS?
Funders whose own accounts filings name Frontline AIDS as a grant recipient include THE ELTON JOHN AIDS FOUNDATION.
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