AL-AYN SOCIAL CARE FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1163706 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AL-AYN

- The prevention or relief of poverty and financial hardship among orphaned children and other individuals in need .- The prevention or relief of sickness among orphaned children and other individuals in need.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£20.4m
Latest spending
£18.9m
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total income decreased slightly to £20.391m from £20.69m in the prior year, while charitable expenditure fell to £18.888m. The charity holds £2.165m in unrestricted funds, which the trustees note is sufficient to sustain activities for three months, although they state that holding substantial reserves is unnecessary.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: The Charity made donations and grants of £13.87m to Al-Ayn Social Care Foundation (Iraq), the sole member of the Charity.
“The Charity made donations and grants of £13.87m (2023: £17.8m) to Al-Ayn Social Care Foundation (Iraq), the sole member of the Charity, in accordance with a Grant Agreement between the two parties.” — page 28
“The Charity recognised donations in the sum of £2.6m (2023: £2.8m) from Al-Ayn Social Care Foundation (Iraq), the sole member of the Charity, to cover staff and support costs of the Charity.” — page 28
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Charity received donations of £2.6m from Al-Ayn Social Care Foundation (Iraq) to cover staff and support costs.
“The Charity made donations and grants of £13.87m (2023: £17.8m) to Al-Ayn Social Care Foundation (Iraq), the sole member of the Charity, in accordance with a Grant Agreement between the two parties.” — page 28
“The Charity recognised donations in the sum of £2.6m (2023: £2.8m) from Al-Ayn Social Care Foundation (Iraq), the sole member of the Charity, to cover staff and support costs of the Charity.” — page 28
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Charity received donations of £7,024 from Al-Ayn Social Care Foundation (Australia), where Ahmed Alkhaja is a director.
“The Charity made donations and grants of £13.87m (2023: £17.8m) to Al-Ayn Social Care Foundation (Iraq), the sole member of the Charity, in accordance with a Grant Agreement between the two parties.” — page 28
“The Charity recognised donations in the sum of £2.6m (2023: £2.8m) from Al-Ayn Social Care Foundation (Iraq), the sole member of the Charity, to cover staff and support costs of the Charity.” — page 28
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Charity received donations of £22,769 from Stichting Al-Ayn for Social Care (Netherlands), where Ahmed Alkhaja is a director.
“The Charity made donations and grants of £13.87m (2023: £17.8m) to Al-Ayn Social Care Foundation (Iraq), the sole member of the Charity, in accordance with a Grant Agreement between the two parties.” — page 28
“The Charity recognised donations in the sum of £2.6m (2023: £2.8m) from Al-Ayn Social Care Foundation (Iraq), the sole member of the Charity, to cover staff and support costs of the Charity.” — page 28
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Charity received donations of £37,583 from Al-Ayn for Social Care (Switzerland), where Ahmed Alkhaja is a director.
“The Charity made donations and grants of £13.87m (2023: £17.8m) to Al-Ayn Social Care Foundation (Iraq), the sole member of the Charity, in accordance with a Grant Agreement between the two parties.” — page 28
“The Charity recognised donations in the sum of £2.6m (2023: £2.8m) from Al-Ayn Social Care Foundation (Iraq), the sole member of the Charity, to cover staff and support costs of the Charity.” — page 28
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Al-Ayn Social Care gGmbH
“Al-Ayn Social Care gGmbH is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Charity” — page 4
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by HaysMac LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Al-Ayn Social Care Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold); recorded price paid £695k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Total income
£20.4m
Total spending
£18.9m
Cost of raising funds
£1.1m
Reserves (reported)
£2.2m
Employees
95

Reported reserves equal ~1.4 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (99% 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: 5.4% of total income — above the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

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

Operates in: Afghanistan · Ghana · Iraq · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£20.4m£18.9m
31/12/2023£20.7m£21.0m
31/12/2022£12.1m£11.6m
31/12/2021£15.4m£15.4m
31/12/2020£14.6m£14.0m

Common questions

Is AL-AYN SOCIAL CARE FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total income decreased slightly to £20.391m from £20.69m in the prior year, while charitable expenditure fell to £18.888m. The charity holds £2.165m in unrestricted funds, which the trustees note is sufficient to sustain activities for three months, although they state that holding substantial reserves is unnecessary. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by HaysMac LLP.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HANDS OF GIVING FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
AL-AYN SOCIAL CARE FOUNDATION£20.4m——unclear—no doubt
HANDS OF GIVING FOUNDATION FY2025£123k—0above—no doubt
HASANAH AID FY2025£278k—0unclear—no doubt
AS-SALAAM HUMANITARIAN FOUNDATION FY2025£538k—0unclear—no doubt
AID4ACTION FY2025£108k—0above—no doubt
ENYP FY2024£209k—0below—no doubt

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