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ADVOCATES FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Registered charity 1118565 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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Latest income
£3.1m
Latest spending
£3.2m
Registered
2007
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £83,655 for the year ended 31 August 2024, with total income of £3.113 million. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted general reserves stood at £200,000, which the charity considers to be in line with its policy of holding six months' cover, while total funds carried forward were £882,513.

What the accounts disclose

Employees paid over £60,000: 3
“Three members of staff earned more than £60,000 (2023; two)” — page 45
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three to six months general expenditure (held: £200k)
“The A4ID Reserves Policy is flexible and risk-based, specifying the level of reserves to be held to maintain three to six months general expenditure.” — page 27
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee Rebecca Kitchingham is a partner at CMS UK, which paid annual contributions, was an education client, and was reimbursed for activity expenditure.
“CMS UK was a legal partner paying an annual contribution, an education client and was reimbursed for activity expenditure.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Chariot House Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2024)

Total income
£3.1m
Total spending
£3.2m
Cost of raising funds
£10k
Reserves (reported)
£200k
Employees
19

Reported reserves equal ~0.8 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: India · Kenya · Nepal · Nigeria · Pakistan · Throughout London · Uganda · United States · Zimbabwe

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2024£3.1m£3.2m
31/08/2023£2.7m£2.7m
31/08/2022£1.8m£1.5m
31/08/2021£1.1m£939k
31/08/2020£1.2m£1.1m

Common questions

Is ADVOCATES FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £83,655 for the year ended 31 August 2024, with total income of £3.113 million. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted general reserves stood at £200,000, which the charity considers to be in line with its policy of holding six months' cover, while total funds carried forward were £882,513. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Chariot House Limited.