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OPTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL HEALTH

Registered charity 1160066 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as OIH

The purpose of the Charity is the prevention and relief of sickness and the preservation and promotion of mental and physical health for the public benefit worldwide with a focus on increasing public awareness, support and attention toward ending the practice known as Female Genitalia Mutilation/Cutting.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£931k
Latest spending
£931k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity is in the process of closing, with no net assets held and all income fully expended on charitable activities. The trustees have confirmed that the charity will satisfy the solvency test and apply for strike-off, with no assets or liabilities remaining at closure. Consequently, the financial statements have not been prepared on a going concern basis.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“The Charity currently holds of £70,801 of current assets with creditors of £70,801 due within one year. Therefore, the Charity doesn’t hold any net assets. This is in line with previous years.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“As the company’s ongoing operations are ceasing the trustees have not prepared these financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: All expenditure incurred by Options for International Health is sub granted to Options Consultancy Services LTD. The prepayment in the balance sheet represents an amount held by Options Consultancy Services LTD which is yet to be spent at the balance sheet date.
“All expenditure incurred by Options for International Health is sub granted to Options Consultancy Services LTD. The prepayment in the balance sheet represents an amount held by Options Consultancy Services LTD which is yet to be spent at the balance sheet date.” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Sayer Vincent LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Total income
£931k
Total spending
£931k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Burkina Faso · Egypt · Ethiopia · Kenya · Mali · Nigeria · Senegal · Sierra Leone · Somalia · The Gambia · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£931k£931k
31/12/2024£1.6m£1.6m
31/12/2023£1.4m£1.4m
31/12/2022£1.7m£1.7m
31/12/2021£1.6m£1.6m

Common questions

Is OPTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL HEALTH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity is in the process of closing, with no net assets held and all income fully expended on charitable activities. The trustees have confirmed that the charity will satisfy the solvency test and apply for strike-off, with no assets or liabilities remaining at closure. Consequently, the financial statements have not been prepared on a going concern basis. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sayer Vincent LLP.