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Action4Diabetes

Registered charity 1166447 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ACTION FOR DIABETICS, Action4Diabetics

Provide resources and funding to support young people with Type 1 Diabetes in SE Asian countries to relieve suffering, extend lives and bring hope to the patients and their families.

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Latest income
£615k
Latest spending
£418k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £197,013 for the year ended 31 March 2026, with total funds increasing to £744,623. The trustees confirm the charity is in a sound financial position and continues to operate as a going concern with no material uncertainties. The charity's reserves policy aims to maintain a limited buffer to resource needs and expand operations, though no specific monetary target is defined.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: to maintain a limited buffer so that we can resource the needs of T1D children and young people on a continuing basis with as little risk as possible; to have the resources to expand our operations in the region (held: £745k)
“The Trustees' policy at this stage is: (1) to maintain a limited buffer so that we can resource the needs of T1D children and young people on a continuing basis with as little risk as possible (2) to have the resources to expand our operations in the region”
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Action4Diabetes (matched by registered charity number).

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)

Total income
£615k
Total spending
£418k
Cost of raising funds
£13k
Reserves (reported)
£228k
Employees
17

Reported reserves equal ~6.5 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% 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: 2.1% 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: Burma · Cambodia · Laos · Malaysia · Philippines · Thailand · Vietnam

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£615k£418k
31/03/2025£548k£363k
31/03/2024£449k£336k
31/03/2023£205k£231k
31/03/2022£219k£154k

Common questions

Is Action4Diabetes financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £197,013 for the year ended 31 March 2026, with total funds increasing to £744,623. The trustees confirm the charity is in a sound financial position and continues to operate as a going concern with no material uncertainties. The charity's reserves policy aims to maintain a limited buffer to resource needs and expand operations, though no specific monetary target is defined. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

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
THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION1£425k
REUBEN FOUNDATION1£121k
THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUST1£85k
THE CADOGAN CHARITY1£50k
ROBERT LUFF FOUNDATION LIMITED1£45k
John Lewis Partnership Foundation1£34k
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST1£32k
PETER HARRISON FOUNDATION1£20k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR PEDIATRIC AND ADOLESCENT DIABETES.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Action4Diabetes£615k—0above—no doubt
THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR PEDIATRIC AND ADOLESCENT DIABETES FY2024£1.2m—0above—material uncertainty
AID4ACTION FY2025£108k—0above—no doubt
ACTION 4 YOUTH FY2026£1.5m£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt
DIABETES CARE TRUST (ABCD) LIMITED FY2025£391k£40,568.10—above—no doubt
KARUNA ACTION FY2025£359kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt

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