ABORTION SUPPORT NETWORK

Registered charity 1142120 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ASN

Abortion Support Network exists to relieve the financial hardship of people facing an unwanted pregnancy who are forced to travel from Ireland, Northern Ireland, Isle of Man, Gibraltar, Malta and Poland to access a safe, legal abortion.

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Latest income

£518k

Latest spending

£623k

Registered

2011

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £438,137 to £257,284. Per the trustees' report, the charity reduced its staff team from 7 to 5 employees and implemented a monthly spending cap on abortion support to manage its financial position. The trustees confirmed that the accounts are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Abortion Support Network (matched by registered charity number).

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income

£518k

Total spending

£623k

Cost of raising funds

£77k

Reserves (reported)

£179k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~3.5 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (67% 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: 14.9% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Alex Irving · trustee of 1 other charity
Catherine Kilfedder
Chloe Monique Denise Hanse
Ciara McHugh
Clarisa Regina Rumbidzai Regede
Dr Camille Alice Barbagallo
Lesley Ann Storey
Rachel Doran

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

Operates in: Gibraltar · Ireland · Isle Of Man · Malta · Northern Ireland · Poland · Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£518k	£623k
31/12/2024	£424k	£601k
31/12/2023	£485k	£559k
31/12/2022	£664k	£558k
31/12/2021	£456k	£368k

Common questions

Is ABORTION SUPPORT NETWORK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £438,137 to £257,284. Per the trustees' report, the charity reduced its staff team from 7 to 5 employees and implemented a monthly spending cap on abortion support to manage its financial position. The trustees confirmed that the accounts are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ABORTION SUPPORT NETWORK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ABORTION SUPPORT NETWORK as a grant recipient include NETWORK FOR SOCIAL CHANGE CHARITABLE TRUST, THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
NETWORK FOR SOCIAL CHANGE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£20k	Human Rights Pool
THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATION	FY2025	£5k	Overseas January 2025

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
ANOTHER WAY WOMEN'S FOUNDATION	2	£123k
ROSA FUND	2	£42k
THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED	2	£30k
The Caring Family Foundation	1	£292k
THE SAM AND BELLA SEBBA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£147k
BOOTS CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£40k
WELLBEING OF WOMEN	1	£13k
THE BROOK TRUST	1	£10k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE SURVIVORS' NETWORK LIMITED.

THE SURVIVORS' NETWORK LIMITED income £1.8m
FERTILITY NETWORK UK income £496k
PREGNANCY CENTRES NETWORK income £101k
PREGNANCY SICKNESS SUPPORT income £284k
BRITISH PREGNANCY ADVISORY SERVICE income £64.4m
THE MISCARRIAGE ASSOCIATION income £588k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ABORTION SUPPORT NETWORK	£518k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE SURVIVORS' NETWORK LIMITED FY2025	£1.8m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
FERTILITY NETWORK UK FY2025	£496k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
PREGNANCY CENTRES NETWORK FY2025	£101k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
PREGNANCY SICKNESS SUPPORT FY2025	£284k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BRITISH PREGNANCY ADVISORY SERVICE FY2025	£64.4m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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