AGA KHAN FOUNDATION (UNITED KINGDOM)
Registered charity 266518 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
The AKF(UK) is an affiliate of the International Aga Khan Foundation and part of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN).The principal activity of the Charity is to promote and provide for the advancement of education, health, rural development, the environment and support to civil society organisations for the public benefit.
Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that total reserves increased by 7% to £269.0m, while unrestricted general reserves remained at £0.4m, matching the stated policy target. The charity reports adequate assets to fulfill future obligations and confirms sufficient cash reserves to meet liabilities for the next 12 months even without new funding.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Aga Khan Foundation (United Kingdom) (matched by registered charity number).
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- ABELA, Alan — director, appointed 16/12/2019on trustee list
- AGA KHAN, Rahim, Prince — director, appointed 16/12/2019not on trustee list
- AGA KHAN, Zahra, Princess — director, appointed 16/12/2019not on trustee list
- PIACENTINI-MOORE, Jane — director, appointed 16/12/2019on trustee list
- AGA KHAN, Amyn Mohamed, Prince — directornot on trustee list
- MOTANI, Habib Noorali — secretary, appointed 21/11/1991
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
46 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (19 freehold); recorded price paid £21.0m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook (97,395 likes) · instagram (14K followers)
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~0.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (94% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Afghanistan · Bangladesh · Egypt · India · Ivory Coast · Kenya · Kyrgyzstan · Madagascar · Mali · Mozambique · Pakistan · Portugal
Income and spending
Common questions
Is AGA KHAN FOUNDATION (UNITED KINGDOM) financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total reserves increased by 7% to £269.0m, while unrestricted general reserves remained at £0.4m, matching the stated policy target. The charity reports adequate assets to fulfill future obligations and confirms sufficient cash reserves to meet liabilities for the next 12 months even without new funding. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.
Who funds AGA KHAN FOUNDATION (UNITED KINGDOM)?
Funders whose own accounts filings name AGA KHAN FOUNDATION (UNITED KINGDOM) as a grant recipient include FONDATION CHANEL.
Known funders
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Government & lottery funding
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