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HELPAGE INTERNATIONAL

Registered charity 288180 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HAI

Latest income
£32.1m
Latest spending
£34.1m
Registered
1983
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that HelpAge International reported a net expenditure of £2.7m for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total funds decreasing from £8.0m to £5.8m. The Trustees consider that unrestricted reserves of £2.8m are within the target policy level of 4–5 months of unrestricted expenditure. The organisation continues to operate in high-risk security environments but maintains sufficient reserves to support its strategic transition to a partner-led model.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 4–5 months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £2.8m)
“The Trustees consider that unrestricted reserves should be at the level of 4–5 months of unrestricted expenditure which translates to £2.2 to £2.8m.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from related parties are excluded from normal course of business per Note 17, but Note 3 and 15 show significant income from HelpAge network members (HelpAge Deutschland, HelpAge Canada, HelpAge USA, Age International). Note 17 states 'There are no donations from related parties which are outside of the normal course of business.' However, these are strategic grants/income, not necessarily 'related party transactions' in the sense of control/ownership, but they are connected entities. The prompt asks for 'disclosed related-party transactions'. Note 17 is the specific related party note. It says 'There are no donations from related parties which are outside of the normal course of business.' It does not explicitly list the network members as 'related parties' in a transactional sense in that specific note, but Note 3 lists them as donors. Given the strict rule 'NEVER guess', and Note 17's silence on specific amounts for related parties (only saying none outside normal course), I will look for explicit 'related party' disclosures. Note 17 is the only explicit 'Related party transactions' section. It contains no specific transaction details other than the disclaimer. Therefore, no specific related party *transactions* with amounts are explicitly detailed in a 'Related Party' section. However, Age International is a supporting member. I will leave this empty as no specific *related party transaction* table or list with amounts is provided in the 'Related party transactions' note (Note 17).
“There are no donations from related parties which are outside of the normal course of business.” — page 70
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£32.1m
Total spending
£34.1m
Reserves (reported)
£3.5m
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~1.2 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Bangladesh · Bolivia · Burkina Faso · Burma · Cambodia · China · Colombia · Congo (Democratic Republic) · Ethiopia · Haiti · India · Iraq

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£32.1m£34.1m
31/03/2024£34.3m£42.2m
31/03/2023£41.2m£40.3m
31/03/2022£29.4m£22.0m
31/03/2021£22.1m£20.7m

Common questions

Is HELPAGE INTERNATIONAL financially healthy?

The accounts state that HelpAge International reported a net expenditure of £2.7m for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total funds decreasing from £8.0m to £5.8m. The Trustees consider that unrestricted reserves of £2.8m are within the target policy level of 4–5 months of unrestricted expenditure. The organisation continues to operate in high-risk security environments but maintains sufficient reserves to support its strategic transition to a partner-led model. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP.

Who funds HELPAGE INTERNATIONAL?

Funders whose own accounts filings name HELPAGE INTERNATIONAL as a grant recipient include AGE UK, THE TULA TRUST LIMITED.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmount
AGE UKFY2023£19.3m
AGE UKFY2022£18.0m
THE TULA TRUST LIMITEDFY2023£2k

Funders of similar charities

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IMPETUS - THE PRIVATE EQUITY FOUNDATION1£400k
DEVELOPMENTS IN LITERACY UK (UK)1£250k

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