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Human Aid & Advocacy

Registered charity 1138111 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HUMAN AID UK

Latest income
£5.0m
Latest spending
£4.1m
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that free/unrestricted reserves were £3,745, which is significantly below the trustees' stated policy target of six months of operating activities. The trustees attribute this low level to the change in year-end and cite expected Ramadan 2024 collections as evidence of future liquidity, maintaining the going concern basis. The charity has no debt or significant financial liabilities.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of operating activities (held: £4k)
“It is the aim of the Trustees to build on these reserves in future so that they can support 6 months worth of operating activities.”
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Abacus Partners (Ldn) LLP.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Human Aid UK (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£5.0m
Total spending
£4.1m
Cost of raising funds
£472k
Reserves (reported)
£170k
Employees
15

Reported reserves equal ~0.5 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: Afghanistan · Bangladesh · Burma · Lebanon · Mali · Occupied Palestinian Territories · Syria · Throughout England And Wales · Turkey · Yemen

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£5.0m£4.1m
31/12/2023£2.5m£2.4m
31/03/2023£2.1m£2.1m
31/03/2022£2.0m£2.1m
31/03/2021£1.5m£1.5m

Common questions

Is Human Aid & Advocacy financially healthy?

The accounts state that free/unrestricted reserves were £3,745, which is significantly below the trustees' stated policy target of six months of operating activities. The trustees attribute this low level to the change in year-end and cite expected Ramadan 2024 collections as evidence of future liquidity, maintaining the going concern basis. The charity has no debt or significant financial liabilities. Its FY2023 accounts were audited by Abacus Partners (Ldn) LLP.

Who funds Human Aid & Advocacy?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Human Aid & Advocacy as a grant recipient include GLOBAL RELIEF TRUST, ZOUQ FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmount
GLOBAL RELIEF TRUSTFY2023£118k
ZOUQ FOUNDATIONFY2023—

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
RANDEREE CHARITABLE TRUST2£40k
SHELTERBOX TRUST1£1.4m
PENNY APPEAL1£644k
THE CMA WELFARE TRUST1£296k
INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE, U.K1£287k
GIVE A GIFT1£139k
CATHOLIC AGENCY FOR OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT1£96k
START NETWORK1£89k

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