Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Spending falling: -1
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -1 ?

AFGHANISTAN SOLIDARITY ORGANISATION 

DESTITUTE POPULATIONS SURVEY, EMERGENCY AID DISTRIBUTION, EMERGENCY HEALTH PROGRAMS, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, AGRICULTURE.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
Established: 24 years

www.aso.af

ealcco@aol.com

00447961359362

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Financial Data ?

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
01/09/22£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
01/09/21*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
01/09/20£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
01/09/19*£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
01/09/18£2£2£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/17£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/16£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/15£6£6£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/14£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/13£0£1£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/12*£93£94£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/11*£89£89£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/10*£133£134£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/09*£115£113£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/08*£1£1£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/07*£1£1£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/06£1£1£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/05£1£1£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/04£1£1£0£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Afghanistan, Ealing, Harrow, Hillingdon, Pakistan,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

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 for Work and Pensions - NO FLUFF
£1,500 01/04/2021
The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to create new jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit who are at risk of long term unemployment.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 28/07/2000, number: 1081758
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR21: 31 days late, AR19: 69 days late, AR12: 17 days late, AR11: 383 days late, AR10: 748 days late, AR09: 1113 days late, AR08: 377 days late, AR07: 15 days late,
Main office

58 Mayfield Close
Hillingdon
Uxbridge
UB10 0DU

Objectives

(A) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AMONG REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS FROM AFGHANISTAN AND IRAN PARTICULARLY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND ADVICE CONCERNING HOUSING, HEALTH AND BENEFITS THE PROVISION OF LANGUAGE TRAINING AND TRANSLATION SERVICE AND OTHER SUPPORT (B) THE RELIEF OF THOSE PERSONS SUFFERING HARDSHIP IN AFGHANISTAN AND NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES, IRRESPECTIVE OF THEIR ETHNIC POLITICAL OR LINGUISTIC AFFILIATION, BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING CHARITIES, NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATION AND OTHER BODIES IN THE PROVISION OF FOOD, MEDICINES, EDUCATION, MODERN AND ALTERNATIVE FORMS OF TECHNOLOGY AND OTHER ASSISTANCE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNITED KINGDOM, AFGHANISATION AND NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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