ACTIONAID
Registered charity 274467 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ACTIONAID INTERNATIONAL UK, ACTIONAID UK · also registered in Scotland as SC045476 (OSCR)
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted general reserves stood at £7.3 million, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of £5.45 million. The charity reported a net deficit for the year of £628,000, driven by increased fundraising expenditure and lower committed giving income, though legacy income reached a record high. The trustees forecast that unrestricted funds will break even in 2026 and 2027, with reserves expected to remain in line with policy despite a small projected deficit in 2028.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: £5.45 million +/- £1 million (held: £7.3m)
“the policy requires a target reserve level of £5.45 million +/- £1 million” — page 37
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: DEC trustee connection
“Hannah Bond was a Trustee of the Disaster Emergencies Committee (DEC). During the course of the year, ActionAid received and recognised income from DEC as set out in note 2a.” — page 87
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — ActionAid (matched by registered charity number).
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- People's Postcode Lottery
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£11.4m
Reported reserves equal ~1.8 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (12/02/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (06/01/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Trustees
- Professor Joy Angela Warmingtonchair
- Abdulrahman Shiil
- Alicia Susanne Videon
- Anne Catherine Tutt · trustee of 3 other charities
- EUNICE RHODAH MUSIIME
- Faraz Tasnim
- Hemansu Roy Trivedy
- Mx Emma Jane Henrietta Fenton
- Nkechi Aboluwarin Adeboye
- Ruchi Tripathi
- Sacha Ann Mogan Wright
- Stella Eze Ngozi Abani
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Afghanistan · Australia · Bangladesh · Belgium · Brazil · Burma · Burundi · Cambodia · Congo (Democratic Republic) · Denmark · Ecuador · Ethiopia
Income and spending
Common questions
Is ACTIONAID financially healthy?
The accounts state that unrestricted general reserves stood at £7.3 million, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of £5.45 million. The charity reported a net deficit for the year of £628,000, driven by increased fundraising expenditure and lower committed giving income, though legacy income reached a record high. The trustees forecast that unrestricted funds will break even in 2026 and 2027, with reserves expected to remain in line with policy despite a small projected deficit in 2028. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.
Who funds ACTIONAID?
Funders whose own accounts filings name ACTIONAID as a grant recipient include DAVID & RUTH LEWIS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST, Frontline AIDS, THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED, PEGASUS, THE TOLKIEN TRUST.
Known funders
Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.
Government & lottery funding
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