AIM FOR CHANGE
Charity work - education, healthcare and self-sufficiency projects in mainly rural areas of Uganda and Pakistan.
Objects
1) TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED OR HARDSHIP OR WHO ARE SICK OR AGED AND TO RELIEVE DISTRESS CAUSED IN UNDERDEVELOPED COUNTRIES.2) RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS WHICH SEEK TO RELIEVE HUMAN DISTRESS AND NEED OCCASIONED BY FAMINE AND OTHER NATURAL CAUSES, POVERTY OR WAR.3) MEDICAL AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES TO ERADICATE ILLNESS AND DISEASE AMONGST PEOPLE IN UNDERDEVELOPED COUNTRIES WITH LIMITED ECONOMIC RESOURCES.4) COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES TO PROVIDE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN UNDERDEVELOPED COUNTRIES, IMPROVED EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES WHICH WILL ENHANCE THEIR FUTURE OPPORTUNITY AND DEVELOPMENT.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £2,649 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted receipts of £50,656 and charitable expenditure of £48,501. Per the trustees' report, the charity held £106,242 in reserves at year-end, a decrease from the previous year's £108,707. The trustees maintain that these reserves are held to meet potential fluctuations in receipts and payments to continue fulfilling charitable aims.
What the accounts disclose
“Total receipts on unrestricted funds were £50,656 of which £43,299 were donations.” — page 3
Policies the charity declares
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Risk management
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Trustees
- RUTH EDITH JAMES MBEchair
- Andrew Jackson
- Dr DOMINI ANNE JAMES
- Dr LAWRENCE MIALL
- Dr MATTHEW CLIVE CAMPBELL JAMES
- NICOLA JAYNE RIDOUT
- Philip John Owen
- ROBERT ASHTON LEAKE
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £51k | £53k |
| 31/03/2024 | £49k | £48k |
| 31/03/2023 | £37k | £45k |
| 31/03/2022 | £56k | £83k |
| 31/03/2021 | £61k | £36k |
Common questions
Is AIM FOR CHANGE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £2,649 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted receipts of £50,656 and charitable expenditure of £48,501. Per the trustees' report, the charity held £106,242 in reserves at year-end, a decrease from the previous year's £108,707. The trustees maintain that these reserves are held to meet potential fluctuations in receipts and payments to continue fulfilling charitable aims. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.