AIDS ARK

Registered charity 1093966 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To relieve the need among people subject to or affected by Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and connected or similar conditions by providing or assisting in the provision of medical treatment and facilities in countries where such treatments are not available.

Objects

THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE TRUST FUND AND ITS INCOME UPON TRUST TO APPLY THEM FOR THE FOLLOWING OBJECTS ("THE OBJECTS") TO RELIEVE NEED AMONGST PEOPLE SUBJECT TO OR AFFECTED BY HUMANIMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS (HIV) ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME (AIDS) AND CONNECTED CONDITIONS PARTICULARLY BUT NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF MEDICAL TREATMENT AND FACILITIES IN COUNTRIES WHERE SUCH TREATMENT IS NOT OTHERWISE AVAILABLE. (PLEASE SEE COPY OF THE DEED ON FILE FOR DETAILS).

Area of benefit: NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £99,299, with the trustees considering this level adequate to meet charitable objectives and withstand significant funding drops. The charity reports a net increase in funds of £693 for the year, supported by total income of £43,017 against total expenditure of £42,324.

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 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• DAVID PRIMOST
• Dr Edmund Wilkins
• MARTIN JOHN FRANKLIN

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

Operates in: Burma · Cambodia · India · South Africa · Thailand

Income and spending

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