Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 8

Poor Liquidity: -1
Fundraising costs high: -2

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 11

ACTIONAID

ActionAid UK is part of an international federation working in 44 countries. We provide support and humanitarian assistance to people living in poverty and on the margins of survival. Together we demand action at local, national and international level. We don't walk away until we've achieved lasting change.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised

Established: 52 years

www.actionaid.org.uk

mail@actionaid.org

01460238000

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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		£59,635	£58,063	£1,572	£12,063	£18,758	£9,616	2	209	1
31/12/21	*	£49,554	£47,576	£1,978	£11,940	£17,126	£10,807	2.7	205	1
31/12/20		£50,313	£49,126	£1,187	£11,687	£15,233	£12,246	3	211	1
31/12/19		£49,105	£50,577	£-1,472	£11,299	£13,968	£10,947	2.6	191	191
31/12/18		£49,600	£46,605	£2,995	£10,314	£15,601	£11,747	3	170	37
31/12/17		£55,037	£60,899	£-5,862	£9,156	£12,550	£9,027	1.8	181	0
31/12/16		£60,406	£58,620	£1,786	£9,322	£18,525	£9,767	2	196	0
31/12/15		£65,331	£63,469	£1,862	£9,625	£16,170	£8,745	1.7	188	0
31/12/14		£62,791	£63,344	£-553	£7,486	£13,602	£8,252	1.6	165	0
31/12/13		£63,660	£57,584	£6,076	£12,965	£14,723	£7,307	1.5	161	0
31/12/12		£59,454	£61,464	£-2,010	£11,402	£8,835	£6,710	1.3	145	0
31/12/11		£62,584	£63,894	£-1,310	£10,915	£10,910	£8,449	1.6	159	0
31/12/10		£65,745	£63,783	£1,962	£9,979	£12,220	£7,806	1.5	156	0
31/12/09		£64,699	£61,096	£3,603	£9,837	£6,655	£4,746	0.9	166	0
31/12/08		£67,777	£67,518	£259	£11,249	£6,655	£4,746	0.8	162	0
31/12/07		£67,727	£68,531	£-804	£10,243	£6,396	£4,332	0.8	149	0
31/12/06		£107,692	£110,275	£-2,583	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05		£108,031	£108,756	£-725	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/04		£86,031	£78,203	£7,828	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 20.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 20.8%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 2%
Highest pay band: £110,000-£120,000
Liabilities/Assets: 17%
Liabilities/Income: 7%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 51%
Reserves/Spending: 2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 1.1

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Congo (Democratic Republic), Denmark, Ecuador, Ethiopia, France, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, India, Ireland, Islington, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nepal, Netherlands, Nigeria, Occupied Palestinian Territories, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Somerset, South Africa, Sweden, Tanzania, Thailand, The ....more

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

209 employees
1 volunteer

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Alan & Babette Sainsbury Charitable Fund	£30,000
The Joffe Trust	£30,000
Quartet Community Foundation	£241
Foundation Scotland	£100

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Alan & Babette Sainsbury Charitable Fund - Towards its Gaza Crisis Appeal
£30,000	14/11/2023	Towards its Gaza Crisis Appeal
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Action Aid
£100	04/10/2023	Donation from Nick Addington Fund
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Action Aid
£241	27/06/2022	Grant to Action Aid
The Joffe Trust - Bretton Woods Project & Counter Balance
£30,000	04/10/2019 12	Fundraising development
Comic Relief - Fit for the Future – The Prorgamme Cycle Fellowship
£300,000	06/11/2018 6	The grant will establish a brand new Programme Cycle Fellowship to ensure that its affiliates become experts in fundraising for and managing women and girl-led programmes. As a result ActionAid UK ....more The grant will establish a brand new Programme Cycle Fellowship to ensure that its affiliates become experts in fundraising for and managing women and girl-led programmes. As a result ActionAid UK will have an improved ability to strengthen the capacity of ActionAid affiliates and national women’s rights organisations to secure, manage and evaluate institutional funding for women’s and girls’ rights programs and ActionAid affiliates will have improved capacity to secure, manage and evaluate institutional funding for women’s and girls’ rights programs
Comic Relief - Safe cities: improving safety, mobility and public services for vulnerable women and girls in DRC
£806,518	25/11/2015 48	Cities can be threatening and violent places the world over – and for women this is especially true. In the DRC, a country with a long recent history of war, where violence is part of life, things ....more Cities can be threatening and violent places the world over – and for women this is especially true. In the DRC, a country with a long recent history of war, where violence is part of life, things are worse. And for women market gardeners and street vendors who travel early or after dark, the risks of sexual and physical violence, robbery and theft are extreme.This project will work in communities to change underlying attitudes; build skills and confidence of women; and persuade groups like the police and local authorities to make practical changes – leading to long term change. As one of 14 projects in an international ‘Safer Cities’ initiative the project will share learning and ideas widely.
Comic Relief - Empowering communities to collectively abandon FGM/C in Somaliland
£709,948	27/05/2015 48	A draft policy on female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) was drawn up in 2012 as part of the National Gender Policy in Somaliland. These documents rest with the Ministry of Religious Affairs as ....more A draft policy on female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) was drawn up in 2012 as part of the National Gender Policy in Somaliland. These documents rest with the Ministry of Religious Affairs as there has been relative difficulty in gaining public support for them amongst influential religious leaders.With 99% prevalence of FGM/C in the country, this project aims to support Women's Coalitions & School based Youth Groups to raise awareness of FGM/C issues as part of a wider women's rights framework. The work will be linked at a national & regional level through coordination of a sector specific network, support to regional and national ministerial officers, and the production of research which can be used for lobbying.
National Lottery Community Fund - Sign Up!
£483,510	21/03/2015 36	Not Available
National Lottery Community Fund - Access to justice for women in Liberia.
£524,431	26/06/2014 35	Not Available
National Lottery Community Fund - Improving food security and economic opportunities
£489,858	19/03/2014 36	This project, based in the Muko sector of Musanze district in the Northern Province of Rwanda, aims to improve food security and income for women smallholder farmers and their families.
National Lottery Community Fund - Empowering women and girls in Somaliland to claim their rights
£490,703	25/10/2012 48	The project will empower over 11,300 vulnerable women in Somaliland to exercise their human rights through education, work opportunities and increased political representation. The project will ....more The project will empower over 11,300 vulnerable women in Somaliland to exercise their human rights through education, work opportunities and increased political representation. The project will provide women with literacy and numeracy skills and vocational and business skills training and increase women's access to justice, directly supporting 1,200 victims of Gender based violence. The project will also support women to play an increased role in politics, both within communities, and at a national level.
Indigo Trust - Integrate Ushahidi into their Land Accountablility Project and training.
£10,000	07/09/2011	To integrate Ushahidi into their Land Accountablity Project and train people to use this tool to report land grabbing disputes.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 26-70

AMINA FOLARIN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Chief Inclusion & People Officer

FARAZ TASNIM Appointed: 2024

FIKERTE WOLDEGIORGIS ATRESO Appointed: 2022

ABDULRAHMAN SHIIL Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Company Director

RAJIV VYAS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Certified Chartered Accountant

STELLA EZE NGOZI ABANI Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Local Government Officer

ANNE CATHERINE TUTT Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Non-Executive Director, Other trusteeships: KATHARINE HOUSE HOSPICE TRUST, PANCREATIC CANCER UK, SWANSEA UNIVERSITY,

SOPHIE HEALY THOW Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Student, Other trusteeship: EMERGENCY NUTRITION NETWORK,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 28/10/1972, number: 274467
Registered at Companies House on 21/01/1977, number: 01295174

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; AR21: 8 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from LINKING ARMS WITH RESCUED KIDS on 06/01/2021

Main office

ACTIONAID
33-39 BOWLING GREEN LANE
LONDON
EC1R 0BJ

Objectives

TO PROMOTE IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD: - 1) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND DISTRESS; 2) THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC CONCERNING THE CAUSES, EFFECTS AND MEANS OF ALLEVIATION OF SUCH POVERTY AND DISTRESS; AND FOR SUCH OTHER ANCILLARY CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY DETERMINE AND IN RELATION TO THE OBJECTS TO ACT WITH FAIRNESS, TOLERANCE AND RESPECT FOR THE INHERENT VALUE OF ALL HUMAN INDIVIDUALS AND WITH AN AWARENESS OF DIFFERENT CULTURAL BELIEFS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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