Finance Score: -4

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 4

Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs high: -2

Narrow trustee age band: -2
Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 1

THE ELTON JOHN AIDS FOUNDATION

The Foundation empowers people infected, affected and at risk of HIV/AIDS, to alleviate their physical, emotional and financial hardship, enabling them to improve their quality of life, live with dignity and exercise self determination. It funds broad ranges of services and operational research, focusing on the most disadvantaged and high risk groups both in the UK and around the world.

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Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker recently
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised

Established: 31 years

www.eltonjohnaidsfoundation.org

accounts@eltonjohnaidsfoundation.org

02076039996

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/12/22	£29,915	£19,750	£10,164	£4,294	£26,962	£20,232	12.3	22	0
31/12/21	£10,017	£13,015	£-2,998	£2,428	£15,822	£12,156	11.2	21	0
31/12/20	£19,083	£14,931	£4,152	£764	£18,848	£13,086	10.5	12	0
31/12/19	£15,833	£12,770	£3,063	£2,199	£14,746	£8,226	7.7	11	4
31/12/18	£9,345	£12,928	£-3,583	£2,049	£11,764	£10,564	9.8	10	4
31/12/17	£12,177	£12,819	£-642	£1,751	£15,666	£9,682	9.1	10	0
31/12/16	£10,662	£10,157	£506	£1,775	£16,308	£14,549	17.2	11	0
31/12/15	£5,069	£11,204	£-6,135	£805	£15,105	£13,573	14.5	8	0
31/12/14	£6,232	£6,599	£-367	£1,531	£27,254	£24,587	44.7	10	0
31/12/13	£7,137	£7,790	£-653	£1,487	£27,142	£23,913	36.8	9	0
31/12/12	£11,988	£10,891	£1,097	£1,375	£27,944	£24,791	27.3	8	0
31/12/11	£10,365	£10,182	£183	£1,548	£26,853	£24,614	29	8	0
31/12/10	£9,204	£9,335	£-131	£1,473	£26,708	£24,276	31.2	9	0
31/12/09	£9,082	£6,345	£2,737	£1,328	£26,819	£24,768	46.8	8	0
31/12/08	£15,694	£8,278	£7,416	£1,389	£23,478	£20,764	30.1	7	0
31/12/07	£12,689	£6,092	£6,597	£1,309	£16,060	£12,851	25.3	9	0
31/12/06	£5,202	£4,504	£697	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05	£6,369	£5,539	£830	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/04	£4,035	£4,214	£-179	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 20.8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 21.9%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 10%
Highest pay band: £250,000-£300,000
Liabilities/Assets: 41%
Liabilities/Income: 64%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 75%
Reserves/Spending: 12.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 12 months
Quick Ratio: 2

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Makes Grants to Organisations

Where it operates

Burma, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Russia, South Africa, Tanzania, Thailand, Throughout England, Uganda, Ukraine, Zambia, Zimbabwe,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

22 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Department of Health - EJAF (Elton John Aids Foundation
£1,239,490	01/04/2020	Promoting HIV self-testing for Young Men in Kenya
National Lottery Community Fund - Improving HIV Treatment SIB
£1,652,917	19/12/2017 72	This six year proposal aims to widen access to HIV treatment, address isolation, invest in prevention and develop an integrated model of HIV care. The social impact bond expects to reach up to ....more This six year proposal aims to widen access to HIV treatment, address isolation, invest in prevention and develop an integrated model of HIV care. The social impact bond expects to reach up to 493,000 people and support up to 1,250 newly diagnosed people to get the treatment they need to stay healthy. The seven local and national commissioners are expected to generate net savings of £11.4m. £2m planned social investment should generate up to 2% annual return at 4% of the total cost of the SIB.
National Lottery Community Fund - A Social Impact Bond (SIB) proposal to increase HIV testing in Lambeth
£80,613	21/10/2015 6	The funding will be used to develop a social impact bond to reduce undiagnosed and late diagnoses of HIV amongst men who have sex with men and black African heterosexuals. This will increase testing ....more The funding will be used to develop a social impact bond to reduce undiagnosed and late diagnoses of HIV amongst men who have sex with men and black African heterosexuals. This will increase testing and improve health outcomes, as well as reducing costs of healthcare and preventing potential transmissions. It will be commissioned by Lambeth HIV Prevention and Sexual Health Commissioning Team. The grant will fund needs assessment, planning, modelling, stakeholder engagement and other support.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 50-67

AJAZ KHOWAJ QUORAM AHMED Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Chief Executive

CHRIS COOPER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Company Director

DAVID JAMES FURNISH (Chair) Appointed: 1996, Occupation: Film Maker

DR MARK RICHARD DYBUL Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Executive

EMMA KANE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Company Director

ILANA KLOSS Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Company Director

KEVIN MARTINEZ Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Vice President Corporate Citizenship

SANDRA LEE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Self Employed

TANI AUSTIN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Chief Philanthropy Officer

TRACY BLACKWELL Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Director

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 12/02/1993, number: 1017336
Registered at Companies House on 01/02/1993, number: 02787008

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; all on time

Main office

88 OLD STREET
LONDON
EC1V 9HU

Objectives

(1) TO ALLEVIATE THE SICKNESS OF PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV OR THE RELATED CONDITION KNOWN AS AIDS AND THE EMOTIONAL SUFFERING OF SUCH PEOPLE AND THEIR PARTNERS, RELATIVES AND/OR DEPENDENTS AND TO PREVENT THE ONWARD TRANSMISSION OF HIV/AIDS BY (AMONGST OTHER MEANS, BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION), PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF NURSING AND MEDICAL CARE, MEDICINES, EQUIPMENT, FACILITIES SERVICES, COUNSELLING, TRAINING AND INFORMATION; (2) TO RELIEVE THOSE IN FINANCIAL OR OTHER NEED BY REASON OF THE SAID DISEASES OR CONDITIONS, WHETHER THEY ARE PEOPLE INFECTED OR THEIR PARTNERS, RELATIVES AND/OR DEPENDENTS; (3) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, THE MEDICAL PROFESSIONS, INTERNATIONAL, NATIONAL AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES, THOSE PEOPLE LIVING WITH THE SAID DISEASES OR CONDITIONS AND THEIR PARTNERS, RELATIVES AND/OR DEPENDANTS IN ALL MATTERS RELATED TO HIV/AIDS THROUGH (AMONGST OTHER MEANS, BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) RAISING AWARENESS WITH A PARTICULAR (BUT NOT EXCLUSIVE) FOCUS ON ADDRESSING STIGMA AND DISCRIMINATION WHERE HIV MEANS THE DISEASE KNOWN AS HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS, (HIV) AND AIDS MEANS ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME (THE “OBJECTS”).

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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