GAMES AID

Registered charity 1081706 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE CHARITY

GamesAid is a UK video games industry based charity which distributes funds to a range of charities which benefit children and young people.

Causes: Education/training · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£317k
Latest spending
£312k
Registered
2000
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a total income of £317,205 and recorded an operating surplus before grants of £77,555. Unrestricted reserves increased to £164,009, supported by significant cash holdings of £250,263. The trustees report no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Trading subsidiary: GamesAid Events Limited
“These events will be undertaken by the newly formed subsdiary GamesAid Events Limited to further promote and enhance fundraising efforts by the Charity.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Clement Rabjohns Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

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

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.

Official officers record.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£317k£312k
31/03/2024£344k£353k
31/03/2023£210k£272k
31/03/2022£201k£76k
31/03/2021£49k£71k

Common questions

Is GAMES AID financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a total income of £317,205 and recorded an operating surplus before grants of £77,555. Unrestricted reserves increased to £164,009, supported by significant cash holdings of £250,263. The trustees report no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Clement Rabjohns Limited.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE KIDSAID FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
GAMES AID£317k—0unclear—no doubt
THE KIDSAID FOUNDATION FY2025£554k—0unclear—no doubt
CHALLENGEAID FY2024£126k—0unclear—no doubt
ABDULLAH AID FY2024£8.3m——unclear2.7%no doubt
LANDAID CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED FY2025£4.5m——unclear—no doubt
CHILDREN'S AID FY2023£218k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.