AFGHAN ASSOCIATION PAIWAND LTD

Registered charity 1139972 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Activities include;? Advocacy services? Supplementary and Mother Tongue Schools? Youth activities i.e. arts, music & sports? Befriending & Mentoring? Weekend Schools for underachieving children in LB of Harrow? Mental Health Advocacy and support service? Support to local schools providing teaching assistance during the weekdays? Summer and Winter football tournamentsAny Many More

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£650k
Latest spending
£587k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held total unrestricted funds of £474,168 at the year end, with cash reserves of £438,091. The trustees consider there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The charity reported a net incoming resource surplus of £63,723 for the year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Green & Peter (UK) Ltd. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£650k
Total spending
£587k
Cost of raising funds
£3k
Reserves (reported)
£474k
Employees
14

Reported reserves equal ~9.7 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (57% 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: 0.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Barnet · Brent · Croydon · Ealing · Enfield · Haringey · Harrow · Hillingdon · Hounslow

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£650k£587k
31/03/2024£618k£612k
31/03/2023£747k£669k
31/03/2022£799k£565k
31/03/2021£617k£477k

Common questions

Is AFGHAN ASSOCIATION PAIWAND LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held total unrestricted funds of £474,168 at the year end, with cash reserves of £438,091. The trustees consider there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The charity reported a net incoming resource surplus of £63,723 for the year. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Green & Peter (UK) Ltd.

Who funds AFGHAN ASSOCIATION PAIWAND LTD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name AFGHAN ASSOCIATION PAIWAND LTD as a grant recipient include THE BUZZACOTT STUART DEFRIES MEMORIAL FUND, THE INDIGO TRUST, YOUNG EALING FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE BUZZACOTT STUART DEFRIES MEMORIAL FUNDFY2022£15k
THE INDIGO TRUSTFY2022£2kCore funding to support its work.
YOUNG EALING FOUNDATIONFY2024£500Parent Carer Champions

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
City Bridge Foundation07/08/2025£192kGrant to Afghan Association Paiwand Ltd
A B Charitable Trust24/04/2025£25kA grant to Afghan Association Paiwand
A B Charitable Trust19/08/2024£4kA grant to Afghan Association Paiwand
A B Charitable Trust25/01/2024£22kA grant to Paiwand
The National Lottery Community Fund23/09/2022£499kBuilding Hope for Afghans in Northwest London
A B Charitable Trust07/10/2021£20kA grant to Paiwand
A B Charitable Trust02/07/2020£15kA grant to Afghan Association Paiwand
A B Charitable Trust27/06/2019£20kA grant to Afghan Association Paiwand
London Borough of Barnet01/11/2018£5kGrant to Afghan Association Paiwand
The National Lottery Community Fund31/05/2018£391kThe Hub
A B Charitable Trust23/01/2018£20kA grant to Afghan Association Paiwand
A B Charitable Trust24/01/2017£15kA grant to Afghan Association Paiwand
The National Lottery Community Fund19/10/2016£10kUpgrading Paiwand's support for clients and volunteers
City Bridge Foundation22/09/2016£90kGrant to Afghan Association Paiwand Ltd
A B Charitable Trust26/06/2015£15kRights-based support for refugees communities.
The National Lottery Community Fund23/09/2014£464kHealth and happiness 2
City Bridge Foundation12/01/2012£90kGrant to Afghan Association Paiwand Ltd
The National Lottery Community Fund12/08/2010£9kEstablishing a support centre for Afghans in London
The National Lottery Community Fund11/02/2010£479kSehat Wa Saadat (Health and Happiness)
Sport England25/06/2009£10kNorth West London Refugees into Football
The National Lottery Heritage Fund20/02/2007£4k"A Project To Hold A Networking Event Which Will Be Attended By People From The Afghan Community And Other Communities. The Group Will Hire"
The National Lottery Community Fund09/02/2007£4kLaunch of Centre for Afghan Studies
The National Lottery Community Fund17/05/2006£5kAfghan Football Tournament
The National Lottery Community Fund23/11/2005£207kSupport and Training for Afghan Refugees