AFFINITY

Registered charity 1192455 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Affinity is a partnership of gospel churches, evangelical agencies and individual Christians committed to working together to advance the work of the gospel in the UK and Ireland and around the world.

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Latest income
£89k
Latest spending
£69k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that Affinity ended the year with a surplus of £20,499 and unrestricted funds of £52,398, which the trustees note is equivalent to around eight months' general expenditure. The charity maintains a reserves policy target of three months' general expenditure, meaning its current reserves are above this stated target.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months’ general expenditure (held: £52k)
“Affinity aims to maintain free reserves (unrestricted funds less debtors) at a level sufficient to cover three months’ general expenditure” — page 4
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

Operates in: Ireland · Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£89k£69k
31/12/2023£86k£79k
31/12/2022£54k£62k
31/12/2021£58k£25k

Common questions

Is AFFINITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that Affinity ended the year with a surplus of £20,499 and unrestricted funds of £52,398, which the trustees note is equivalent to around eight months' general expenditure. The charity maintains a reserves policy target of three months' general expenditure, meaning its current reserves are above this stated target. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds AFFINITY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name AFFINITY as a grant recipient include FOUNDATIONS - WHAT WORKS CENTRE FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Grace Baptist Association, HEATH EVANGELICAL CHURCH CARDIFF, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF GREAT CHESHAM.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
FOUNDATIONS - WHAT WORKS CENTRE FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIESFY2022£84kSalaries Recharged
Grace Baptist AssociationFY2022£5kGrants payable to churches and institutions
Grace Baptist AssociationFY2021£5kGrants payable to churches and institutions
Grace Baptist AssociationFY2023£4kChurches and institutions
HEATH EVANGELICAL CHURCH CARDIFFFY2024£4kChurches representation
HEATH EVANGELICAL CHURCH CARDIFFFY2025£1k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF GREAT CHESHAMFY2022£600Missionary and Charitable giving: Home missions and other church societies