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THE BAND AID CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 292199 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

1) Relief of hunger and poverty in Ethiopia and the neighbourhood thereof.2) The relief of sickness and the preservation of health among people residing permanently or temporarily in Africa or such other charitable objects relating to Africa as the trustees may from time to time determine

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£3.5m
Latest spending
£4.0m
Registered
1985
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted funds decreased from £4,254,402 to £3,839,771 due to a net expenditure exceeding income. The trustees report that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operation for the foreseeable future and holds no restricted funds.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
“Other trading activities 3 3,408,970 2,325,802” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Band Aid Trading Limited, a subsidiary, distributed £850,000 to the charity.
“During the year, Band Aid Trading Limited, a subsidiary, distributed £850,000 (2024: £700,000) to the charity.” — page 30
“During the year, Band Aid Licencing Limited, a subsidiary, distributed £900,000 (2024: Enil) to the charity.” — page 30
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Band Aid Licencing Limited, a subsidiary, distributed £900,000 to the charity.
“During the year, Band Aid Trading Limited, a subsidiary, distributed £850,000 (2024: £700,000) to the charity.” — page 30
“During the year, Band Aid Licencing Limited, a subsidiary, distributed £900,000 (2024: Enil) to the charity.” — page 30
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Band Aid Licencing Limited owes The Band Aid Charitable Trust £1,140.
“During the year, Band Aid Trading Limited, a subsidiary, distributed £850,000 (2024: £700,000) to the charity.” — page 30
“During the year, Band Aid Licencing Limited, a subsidiary, distributed £900,000 (2024: Enil) to the charity.” — page 30
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Band Aid Licencing Limited owes Band Aid Trading Limited £28,496.
“During the year, Band Aid Trading Limited, a subsidiary, distributed £850,000 (2024: £700,000) to the charity.” — page 30
“During the year, Band Aid Licencing Limited, a subsidiary, distributed £900,000 (2024: Enil) to the charity.” — page 30
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: J Kennedy and H Goldsmith jointly own 100% of Live 8 Limited and Band Aid Trading Limited as trustees.
“During the year, Band Aid Trading Limited, a subsidiary, distributed £850,000 (2024: £700,000) to the charity.” — page 30
“During the year, Band Aid Licencing Limited, a subsidiary, distributed £900,000 (2024: Enil) to the charity.” — page 30
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by HW Fisher Audit. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/11/2025)

Total income
£3.5m
Total spending
£4.0m
Cost of raising funds
£125k
Reserves (reported)
£3.8m
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~11.6 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (96% 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: 3.5% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Eritrea · Ethiopia · Guinea · Kenya · Liberia · Niger · Sierra Leone · Somalia · Sudan · Uganda

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/11/2025£3.5m£4.0m
30/11/2024£2.5m£3.1m
30/11/2023£2.4m£2.5m
30/11/2022£1.9m£1.8m
30/11/2021£2.1m£1.0m

Common questions

Is THE BAND AID CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total unrestricted funds decreased from £4,254,402 to £3,839,771 due to a net expenditure exceeding income. The trustees report that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operation for the foreseeable future and holds no restricted funds. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by HW Fisher Audit.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE REED FOUNDATION1£41k
THE STREET FOUNDATION1£0

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with RESCUE AID TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE BAND AID CHARITABLE TRUST£3.5m—0unclear—no doubt
RESCUE AID TRUST FY2024£262k—0unclear—no doubt
BEING HUMANITARIAN FY2025£117k—0below—no doubt
THE WORLD CHILDREN'S FUND FY2025£1.1m—0unclear—no doubt
RUDOLF STEINER PRESS FY2025£243k——unclear—no doubt
AZAD WELFARE TRUST (UK) FY2024£333k—0unclear—no doubt

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