IAAAE INTERNATIONAL

Registered charity 1191124 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The relief of those in need, by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, economic or social disad-vantage in such parts of the world as the trustees shall determine by the provision of architectural, construction, engineering and related technical services to remote village communities with the aim of providing clean and safe water supplies, drainage, sanitation and solar energy, systems, hou

Objects

THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED, BY REASON OF, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, ECONOMIC OR SOCIAL DISADVANTAGE IN VILLAGE COMMUNITIES IN SUCH PARTS OF THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE BY THE PROVISION OF ARCHITECTURAL, CONSTRUCTION, ENGINEERING AND RELATED TECHNICAL SERVICES, OR SUCH OTHER MEANS AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED, WITH THE AIM OF PROVIDING CLEAN AND SAFE WATER SUPPLIES, DRAINAGE, SANITATION, ELECTRIC ENERGY SYSTEMS, HOUSING, HOSPITALS, SCHOOLS, PLACES OF WORSHIP, COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND APPROPRIATE TRAINING IN CONNECTION WITH THE MAINTENANCE OF THE SAME, OR ANY OTHER FACILITIES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE INHABITANTS AND/OR PROVIDING ALL THE NECESSARY SUPPORT DESIGNED TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS TO BE SELF-SUFFICIENT.

Area of benefit: OVERSEAS

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Recreation · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£476k
Latest spending
£535k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds decreased from £122,431 to £62,972, driven by a net expenditure of £59,459 against incoming resources of £475,702. The trustees report that income is expected to remain consistent with no risk of significant loss, and the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £62,857.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of expenditure (held: £63k)
“The Charity's long term aim is to hold reserves equivalent to six months of expenditure.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations made to the charity by Trustees in the year totalled £2,762 (2024: £7,779). Expenses reimbursed to Trustees in the year totalled £7,627 (2024: £5,640).
“Donations made to the charity by Trustees in the year totalled £2,762 (2024: £7,779). Expenses reimbursed to Trustees in the year totalled £7,627 (2024: £5,640). Page 23” — page 25
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 29/02/2024)

Total income
£614k
Total spending
£655k
Cost of raising funds
£58k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.1 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: 9.4% of total income — above the median for charities its size (3.0%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Benin · Burkina Faso · Congo (Democratic Republic) · Ghana · Ivory Coast · Kenya · Mali · Niger · Sierra Leone · Tanzania · The Gambia · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
28/02/2025£476k£535k
29/02/2024£614k£655k
28/02/2023£471k£573k
28/02/2022£419k£393k

Common questions

Is IAAAE INTERNATIONAL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds decreased from £122,431 to £62,972, driven by a net expenditure of £59,459 against incoming resources of £475,702. The trustees report that income is expected to remain consistent with no risk of significant loss, and the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £62,857. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with STRIVE 2 HELP.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
IAAAE INTERNATIONAL£476k—0unclear—no doubt
STRIVE 2 HELP FY2025£135k—0unclear—no doubt
IAC-UK FY2025£804k—0unclear—no doubt
INTERNATIONAL AID TRUST FY2024£1.2m—0unclear—no doubt
INTERNATIONAL NEEDS UK FY2024£1.1m—0below11.0%no doubt
INTERNATIONAL WATER ASSOCIATION FY2024£8.9m——unclear—no doubt

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