AID TO THE BALKANS UK (A2B)

Registered charity 1168468 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as A2B

Providing grants to a charity based in Albania who provide meals and support to the elderly, support to families through a Family Link Programme and support and education to children through kindergarten all generally based in/from day centres. Also support other projects on an adhoc basis.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£60k

Latest spending

£76k

Registered

2016

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operated at a deficit, with an unrestricted fund deficit of £11,742 and a restricted fund deficit of £4,226 for the year ended 31 March 2025. Per the trustees' report, the unrestricted fund balance of £5,786 covered approximately one month's average core funding grant to its partner charity. The charity maintains a reserves policy to hold cash sufficient for short-term requirements, which was met at year-end.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none

“Total receipts 43,871 16,250 60,121 64,243” — page 11

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £6k; policy: sufficient to meet short term requirements)

“On 31st March 2025, the unrestricted fund balance covered about 1 month's average core funding grant to A2B Albania.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

DR SAM WHITMARSHchair
BERNARD MARK BENTLEY · trustee of 1 other charity
Elizabeth Pollard · trustee of 1 other charity
Raymond Burn Flux

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

Operates in: Albania · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£60k	£76k
31/03/2024	£64k	£73k
31/03/2023	£104k	£81k
31/03/2022	£62k	£72k
31/03/2021	£73k	£75k

Common questions

Is AID TO THE BALKANS UK (A2B) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity operated at a deficit, with an unrestricted fund deficit of £11,742 and a restricted fund deficit of £4,226 for the year ended 31 March 2025. Per the trustees' report, the unrestricted fund balance of £5,786 covered approximately one month's average core funding grant to its partner charity. The charity maintains a reserves policy to hold cash sufficient for short-term requirements, which was met at year-end. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds AID TO THE BALKANS UK (A2B)?

Funders whose own accounts filings name AID TO THE BALKANS UK (A2B) as a grant recipient include GREAT BARTON FREE CHURCH.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
GREAT BARTON FREE CHURCH	FY2024	£11k	Relief of Poverty and support
GREAT BARTON FREE CHURCH	FY2022	£6k	Relief of poverty
GREAT BARTON FREE CHURCH	FY2023	£3k	Relief of poverty and support