GLOBAL AID TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 1123560 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Global Aid Trust is an education based charity which has been sponsoring orphans covering their cost of living and education. It has been helping the poor and responding the emergency. It has women empowerment programme, Cataract Operations project, Cyclone Centre and Educational Complex in Bangladesh.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£132k
Latest spending
£174k
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a deficit of £41,704 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in net assets of £31,761. The trustees noted that current free reserves are below their stated policy target of 3-6 months of operating costs and are actively exploring fundraising initiatives to improve financial sustainability. Despite the deficit, the trustees confirm the going concern basis is adopted as they have a reasonable expectation of adequate resources for the next 12 months.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £32k; policy: three to six months of operating costs)
“While the current level of reserves remains below this target” — page 6
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bangladesh · Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£132k£174k
31/12/2023£179k£141k
31/12/2022£169k£211k
31/12/2021£183k£171k
31/12/2020£331k£287k

Common questions

Is GLOBAL AID TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a deficit of £41,704 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in net assets of £31,761. The trustees noted that current free reserves are below their stated policy target of 3-6 months of operating costs and are actively exploring fundraising initiatives to improve financial sustainability. Despite the deficit, the trustees confirm the going concern basis is adopted as they have a reasonable expectation of adequate resources for the next 12 months. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
ZAIMAH1£79k
EPSOM AND EWELL ISLAMIC SOCIETY1£30k
THE CMA WELFARE TRUST1£478

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
GLOBAL AID TRUST LIMITED£132k—0below—no doubt
GLOBAL RELIEF TRUST FY2024£10.9m—0unclear—no doubt
RESCUE AID TRUST FY2024£262k—0unclear—no doubt
ACT (AFRICAN CHILD TRUST) FY2025£204k—0unclear—no doubt
GLOBAL WELFARE RELIEF FY2024£389k—0unclear—no doubt
GIVE TO ORPHANS FY2024£177k—0unclear—no doubt

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