Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 0

Low unrestricted reserves: -2
Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
Reasonable growth: +1

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 3

SERVE AFGHANISTAN

The charity's activities include work in the areas of community development, preventative health and mainstreaming people with disabilities.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

Established: 20 years

www.serveafghanistan.org

info@serveafghanistan.org

07928178580

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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
31/12/22		£1,833	£1,753	£80	£0	£640	£369	2.5	95	0
31/12/21	*	£1,047	£784	£264	£0	£594	£261	4	105	0
31/12/20		£813	£839	£-26	£0	£374	£261	3.7	105	2
31/12/19	*	£688	£731	£-43	£0	£417	£297	4.9	108	0
31/12/18		£641	£777	£-137	£0	£468	£347	5.4	110	0
31/12/17		£766	£895	£-129	£0	£589	£377	5.1	127	0
31/12/16		£899	£939	£-40	£0	£713	£360	4.6	116	0
31/12/15		£1,274	£1,362	£-88	£41	£814	£422	3.7	120	0
31/12/14		£1,129	£1,160	£-31	£20	£780	£386	4	158	0
31/12/13		£1,352	£1,181	£171	£20	£768	£395	4	189	0
31/12/12		£1,514	£1,334	£179	£20	£610	£332	3	198	0
31/12/11		£1,392	£1,428	£-36	£33	£449	£265	2.2	211	0
31/12/10		£1,203	£1,407	£-204	£29	£480	£233	2	215	0
31/12/09		£1,191	£1,200	£-9	£20	£663	£276	2.8	204	0
31/12/08		£1,399	£1,446	£-46	£36	£740	£301	2.5	226	0
31/12/07		£1,119	£965	£154	£15	£575	£263	3.3	226	0
31/12/06		£850	£820	£30	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05	*	£725	£725	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 17%
Liabilities/Income: 7%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 58%
Reserves/Spending: 2.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 5.6

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
Disability
Education/Training
Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Afghanistan,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

95 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 52-75

DR SARA VARUGHESE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Country Director

JENNIFER MARY COLLINS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired

JUDITH HELEN POWELL THOMAS Appointed: 2023

MARK LARSON Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Accountant

MATTHEW WADE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director

PETER FITZGERALD (Chair) Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Retired

PETER JOHN VANDER MEULEN Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 23/07/2004, number: 1105086
Registered at Companies House on 09/05/2003, number: 04759091

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

18 returns made; AR21: 49 days late, AR19: 58 days late, AR05: 22 days late,

Main office

C/O UHY Hacker Young
6 Broadfield Court, Broadfield Way
Sheffield
South Yorkshire
S8 0XF

Objectives

(A) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SUFFERING AND DISTRESS AMONG THE NEEDY, THE SICK, THE AGED, THE HANDICAPPED, THE HOMELESS AND DISPLACED PERSONS IN AFGHANISTAN AND ANY OTHER PLACE IN THE WORLD;(B) THE PROMOTION OF AND PROVISION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING BY WHATEVER MEANS MAY BE APPROPRIATE IN ALL CIRCUMSTANCES IN AFGHANISTAN AND THROUGHOUT THE WORLD AND IN PARTICULAR, BY;(I) ACQUIRING, FOUNDING AND DEVELOPING SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES FOR THE EDUCATION OF EITHER SEX;(II) PROVIDING, ASSISTING AND FACILITATING THE PROVISION OF SUCH EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS CARRIED ON BY OTHERS; AND (III) PROVIDING, ASSISTING AND FACILITATING TRAINING AND INSTRUCTION IN ALL BRANCHES OF LEARNING AND KNOWLEDGE, CITIZENSHIP, HYGIENE, ARTS AND CRAFTS OF ALL KINDS, INCLUDING MENTAL AND PHYSICAL TRAINING;(C) THE PROMOTION AND UPHOLDING OF THE PRINCIPLES OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN GENERAL.

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN AFGHANISTAN AND ANY OTHER PLACE IN THE WORLD.

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