HEALTH ACTION

Registered charity 1101235 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HACO HEALTH ACTION

Health Action provides a wide range of services (1) We provide information and support that acknowledges the impact of culture in HIV prevention and health promotion for African communities (2) We advocate on behalf of African people infected by HIV (3) We provide up to date information to facilitate informed decision-making (4) We seek to acknowledge the importance of the effects of social exclus

Objects

1. THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS BY THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL AND OTHER CHARITABLE SUPPORT AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION CONSIDER FIT.2. THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION AND ADVICE ON MATTERS RELATING TO PREVENTION OF DISEASES SUCH AS AIDS AND HIV.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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 · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £22,774 for the year ended 30 September 2025, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £34,600 to £11,826. The trustees' report notes a challenging funding environment and increasing financial pressures, though it expresses optimism about future sustainability through diversified income sources.

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 handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• 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
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 04730352

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.

• MAPARA, Edwin Mavunika, Dr — director, appointed 16/01/2014on trustee list
• IDAHOSA, Hilton Osagioduwa — director, appointed 12/03/2011on trustee list
• IZEKOR, Osas — director, appointed 12/03/2011on trustee list
• IDAHOSA, Stephen — director, appointed 09/04/2004on trustee list

Official officers record.

CQC provider record: Health Action Charity Organisation (HACO) — Deregistered, 2 registered locations.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr Edwin Mavunika Maparachair
• HILTON IDAHOSA
• OSAS IZEKOR
• STEPHEN IDAHOSA

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

Operates in: Kent · Medway · Nigeria

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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