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AFGHANAID

Registered charity 1045348 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also registered in Scotland as SC044614 (OSCR)

Latest income
£15.9m
Latest spending
£16.2m
Registered
1995
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total reserves decreased to £2,044,098, with unrestricted reserves at £1,894,098, which falls below the trustees' stated appropriate range of £1.5 million to £2 million for general and contingency funds. The charity reported a net expenditure of £314,684 for the year, funded by a combination of income and reserves, while maintaining a positive cash balance of £6,761,578.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £160,000 - £169,999 — above the median for charities its size (£125k)
“£160,000 - £169,999 1”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £1.5 million to £2 million (held: £1.9m)
“a range of £1.5 million to £2 million in respect of general funds and contingency funds is appropriate for the charity.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Crowe UK LLP.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Afghanaid (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£15.9m
Total spending
£16.2m
Cost of raising funds
£220k
Reserves (reported)
£2.0m
Employees
421

Reported reserves equal ~1.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Afghanistan

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£15.9m£16.2m
31/12/2023£19.4m£19.5m
31/12/2022£16.6m£16.3m
31/12/2021£8.0m£6.6m
31/12/2020£10.8m£10.6m

Common questions

Is AFGHANAID financially healthy?

The accounts state that total reserves decreased to £2,044,098, with unrestricted reserves at £1,894,098, which falls below the trustees' stated appropriate range of £1.5 million to £2 million for general and contingency funds. The charity reported a net expenditure of £314,684 for the year, funded by a combination of income and reserves, while maintaining a positive cash balance of £6,761,578. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Crowe UK LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of AFGHANAID earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £160,000 - £169,999 band.

Who funds AFGHANAID?

Funders whose own accounts filings name AFGHANAID as a grant recipient include CHK Foundation, THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATION, THE BROOKE HOSPITAL FOR ANIMALS, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHESTERTON ST ANDREW.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmount
CHK FoundationFY2024£5k
THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATIONFY2022£5k
THE BROOKE HOSPITAL FOR ANIMALSFY2022£3k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHESTERTON ST ANDREWFY2021£375

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