THE AGAINST MALARIA FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1105319 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE SWIM THE WORLD FOR MALARIA FOUNDATION, THE WORLD SWIM FOR MALARIA FOUNDATION

THE RELIEF OF SUFFERING FROM MALARIA BY THE PROVISION OF NETS TO PREVENT IT.

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Latest income
£113.9m
Latest spending
£137.2m
Registered
2004
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of US$30,178,823 for the year, resulting in unrestricted funds decreasing from US$141,817,057 to US$111,638,234. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern, with significant funds held in hand to cover future commitments and central costs. The charity maintains a lean structure with 14 staff and relies heavily on pro bono support and private funding to cover non-net costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least three years of central and governance costs (held: £111.6m)
“AMF maintains funds in hand to cover: i) all existing future commitments, and ii) separate funding from private donors to cover at least three years of central and governance costs.” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

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 (18,141 likes)

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)

Total income
£113.9m
Total spending
£137.2m
Reserves (reported)
£219.8m
Employees
13

Reported reserves equal ~19.2 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 2.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (92% 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: 0.0% 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: Algeria · Angola · Benin · Botswana · Burkina Faso · Burundi · Cambodia · Cameroon · Cape Verde · Central African Republic · Chad · Comoros

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£113.9m£137.2m
30/06/2024£69.3m£43.4m
30/06/2023£45.5m£42.2m
30/06/2022£99.2m£67.4m
30/06/2021£77.5m£74.0m

Common questions

Is THE AGAINST MALARIA FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of US$30,178,823 for the year, resulting in unrestricted funds decreasing from US$141,817,057 to US$111,638,234. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern, with significant funds held in hand to cover future commitments and central costs. The charity maintains a lean structure with 14 staff and relies heavily on pro bono support and private funding to cover non-net costs. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.

Who funds THE AGAINST MALARIA FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE AGAINST MALARIA FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include EFFECTIVE VENTURES FOUNDATION, Brian Mercer Trust, CRODA FOUNDATION, THE CYNARA FOUNDATION, THE FREDERICK MULDER FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
EFFECTIVE VENTURES FOUNDATIONFY2022£3.8m
EFFECTIVE VENTURES FOUNDATIONFY2023£1.8m
Brian Mercer TrustFY2023£150k
Brian Mercer TrustFY2024£150kPrevention and Relief of Human Suffering
Brian Mercer TrustFY2023£150kPrevention and Relief of Human Suffering
EFFECTIVE VENTURES FOUNDATIONFY2024£142k
CRODA FOUNDATIONFY2023£100kdistribution of 45,400 long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) in Togo
EFFECTIVE VENTURES FOUNDATIONFY2025£54k
THE CYNARA FOUNDATIONFY2022£30k
THE FREDERICK MULDER FOUNDATIONFY2023£15k
THE FREDERICK MULDER FOUNDATIONFY2022£15k
Brian Mercer TrustFY2022£10kCharitable Activities
THE FREDERICK MULDER FOUNDATIONFY2025£2k

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 YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE AGAINST MALARIA FOUNDATION£113.9m——above—no doubt
YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM FY2025£834k—0unclear—no doubt
MW (GK) FOUNDATION FY2024£261kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
MALARIA CONSORTIUM FY2025£72.2m——above—no doubt
WAFA RELIEF FY2025£560k—0unclear—no doubt
MW (RH) FOUNDATION FY2024£490k—0unclear—no doubt

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