AFRICAN HEALTH POLICY NETWORK

Registered charity 1088641 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AFRICAN HIV POLICY NETWORK, AHPN, POLICY NETWORK

*To advance the health and wellbeing of Africans living in the UK*To influence policy and practice relating to the health and wellbeing of Africans in the UK*To influence policy and practice on wider determinants that impact on the health and wellbeing of Africans in the UK*To influence, promote and provide training, support, research and information for African communities in the UK

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£153k
Latest spending
£140k
Registered
2001
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £13,151 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources of £152,934 and total expenditure of £139,783. Unrestricted reserves stood at £58,861, which the trustees consider broadly in line with their revised policy target of six months of operating expenditure. The charity holds significant restricted funds (£241,282) primarily for onward disbursement as an intermediary grant-maker.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

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

Electoral Commission register entries

Entries on the Electoral Commission’s public register where this charity (or its company) appears as the source — typically sponsorship of an APPG or an overseas visit provided to an MP, which charities may lawfully do. Shown with the Commission’s own reference; this is a transparency record, not an allegation.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2021)

Total income
£697k
Total spending
£448k
Cost of raising funds
£6k
Reserves (reported)
£62k
Employees
3

Reported reserves equal ~1.7 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% 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: 0.9% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

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£153k£140k
31/03/2024£364k£218k
31/03/2023£268k£222k
31/03/2022£115k£269k
31/03/2021£697k£448k

Common questions

Is AFRICAN HEALTH POLICY NETWORK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £13,151 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources of £152,934 and total expenditure of £139,783. Unrestricted reserves stood at £58,861, which the trustees consider broadly in line with their revised policy target of six months of operating expenditure. The charity holds significant restricted funds (£241,282) primarily for onward disbursement as an intermediary grant-maker. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds AFRICAN HEALTH POLICY NETWORK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name AFRICAN HEALTH POLICY NETWORK as a grant recipient include LONDON CATALYST, THE AUSTIN AND HOPE PILKINGTON TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
LONDON CATALYSTFY2022£3kFor the 'Building Back' Peer Support activity groups.
THE AUSTIN AND HOPE PILKINGTON TRUSTFY2022£1kQuarterly Grants for Institutions - Round Three - The Arts - BAME Communities

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund15/08/2024£20kConnected Communities; 'Safe Hands; Warm Hearts'
UK government13/11/2023£10kCommunity Engagement Fund
Greater London Authority (GLA)20/09/2023£11kCSR 3 Round 2 Capacity Building Grant
Greater London Authority20/09/2023£10kCSR 3 Round 2 Capacity Building Grant
Greater London Authority20/09/2023£11kCSR 3 Round 2 Capacity Building Grant
Greater London Authority (GLA)20/09/2023£10kCSR 3 Round 2 Capacity Building Grant
Barrow Cadbury Trust07/10/2020£24kCOVID-19 - African Health Policy Network
UK government29/09/2020£32kCoronavirus Community Support Fund

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with URAFIKI (LINKING WITH COMMUNITIES IN AFRICA).

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
AFRICAN HEALTH POLICY NETWORK£153k—0unclear—no doubt
URAFIKI (LINKING WITH COMMUNITIES IN AFRICA) FY2024£244k—0within—no doubt
THE AMECA TRUST FY2025£105k—0above—no doubt
AFRICA ADVOCACY FOUNDATION FY2025£1.4m——unclear—no doubt
HEALTH ACTION LOCAL ENGAGEMENT FY2025£1.3m—0unclear—no doubt
ACE AFRICA (UK) FY2025£508k——below—no doubt

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