AXIAL SPONDYLOARTHRITIS INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION

Registered charity 1205000 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ASIF

Advancing the diagnosis of, and treatment of persons suffering from Axial Spondyloarthritis and its related conditions throughout the world through promoting awareness of and funding and encouraging research into, the causes, diagnosis and effective treatments of Axial Spondyloarthritis and its related conditions.

Objects

THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND PRESERVATION OF HEALTH BY ADVANCING THE DIAGNOSIS OF, AND TREATMENT OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM, AXIAL SPONDYLOARTHRITIS AND ITS RELATED CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD THROUGH PROMOTING AWARENESS OF AND FUNDING AND ENCOURAGING RESEARCH INTO, THE CAUSES, DIAGNOSIS AND EFFECTIVE TREATMENTS OF AXIAL SPONDYLOARTHRITIS AND ITS RELATED CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD AND DISSEMINATING THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH WORLDWIDE.

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

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Camden, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£257k

Latest spending

£275k

Registered

2023

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income decreased to £257,243 from £329,517 in the prior year, largely due to the loss of a major supporter, resulting in a net deficit of £17,443. Unrestricted reserves stood at £125,350, which the trustees note is at the lower end of their stated policy target of 7 months' reserves but remains within policy. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,000 - £70,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £60k)

“One employee earned between £60,000 and £70,000 per annum in respect of the year ended 31 December 2025” — page 17

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 1

“One employee earned between £60,000 and £70,000 per annum in respect of the year ended 31 December 2025” — page 17

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Largest income source: Grants received (83% of income)

“During the year ASIF’s total income was £257,243 (2024 - £329,517) of which £214,418 (2024 £314,350) was grant income.” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: 7 months (reserves figure: £125k)

“Reserves are calculated on unrestricted funds, and at the year end were at 7 months which whilst at the lower end, is within the reserves policy.” — page 8

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Year-over-year changes

Top pay band moved from £100,001 - £110,000 (FY2024) to £60,000 - £70,000 (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

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.

Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 5
Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£100,001–£110,000: 1)

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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Register events

Received assets from another charity (12/11/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Zhivko Yanchev Yankovchair
Androulla Phoka Charalambous
Cassandra Ann Shafer
Geraldine Bonites
Julieth Samantha Buitrago Amarillo
Konstantina Malliou
Lillann Wermskog
Prachee Manoj Bhosle
Prof. Dr Mehmet Tuncay Duruoz
Rene Bram
Simon Grosswiler
Yuri Tsueoka

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

Operates in: Algeria · Australia · Austria · Belgium · Bulgaria · Canada · Chile · China · Colombia · Cyprus · Denmark · France

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£257k	£275k
31/12/2024	£330k	£419k

Common questions

Is AXIAL SPONDYLOARTHRITIS INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income decreased to £257,243 from £329,517 in the prior year, largely due to the loss of a major supporter, resulting in a net deficit of £17,443. Unrestricted reserves stood at £125,350, which the trustees note is at the lower end of their stated policy target of 7 months' reserves but remains within policy. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of AXIAL SPONDYLOARTHRITIS INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,000 - £70,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE OAKDALE TRUST	2	£7k
The Squire Patton Boggs Charitable Trust	2	£1k
THE ALBERT GUBAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£191k
THE VIOLET TRUST	1	£100k
PEACOCK CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£80k
THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£72k
THE LIDBURY FAMILY TRUST	1	£69k
E B M CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£60k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NATIONAL AXIAL SPONDYLOARTHRITIS SOCIETY.

NATIONAL AXIAL SPONDYLOARTHRITIS SOCIETY income £1.1m
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION income £1.5m
THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR PEDIATRIC AND ADOLESCENT DIABETES income £1.1m
INTERNATIONAL SELF-CARE FOUNDATION LTD income £50k
ARTHRITIS UK income £24.9m
THE ASSOCIATION FOR PERIOPERATIVE PRACTICE income £1.5m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
AXIAL SPONDYLOARTHRITIS INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION	£257k	£60,000 - £70,000	1	within	—	no doubt
NATIONAL AXIAL SPONDYLOARTHRITIS SOCIETY FY2025	£1.1m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION FY2025	£1.5m	£110,000 - £119,999	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR PEDIATRIC AND ADOLESCENT DIABETES FY2025	£1.1m	—	—	unclear	—	material uncertainty
INTERNATIONAL SELF-CARE FOUNDATION LTD FY2026	£50k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ARTHRITIS UK FY2026	£24.9m	—	—	above	—	no doubt

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