Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 1
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -4
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

AGA KHAN FOUNDATION (UNITED KINGDOM) 

The AKF(UK) is an affiliate of the International Aga Khan Foundation and part of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN).The principal activity of the Charity is to promote and provide for the advancement of education, health, rural development, the environment and support to civil society organisations for the public benefit.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • 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
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £216,150,000 available, equivalent to 44 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
Established: 50 years

https://www.akf.org.uk

front.office@akdn.org

02073839085

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
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
31/12/22£71,788£58,962£12,826£0£230,803£216,150445635
31/12/21£57,059£54,435£2,624£0£217,977£207,93345.85616
31/12/20£58,989£45,038£13,951£0£215,353£202,19653.95313
31/12/19£40,158£56,448£-16,290£0£196,365£195,88441.64024
31/12/18£159,786£44,116£115,670£0£213,002£211,91657.62617
31/12/17£37,289£34,985£2,304£0£93,265£93,09531.9200
31/12/16£27,983£25,141£2,842£0£90,985£89,85442.9170
31/12/15£73,525£19,447£54,078£0£88,161£86,58553.490
31/12/14£25,947£25,334£613£54£34,083£32,75915.5110
31/12/13£15,688£14,066£1,622£62£33,470£33,08728.2140
31/12/12£18,272£13,969£4,303£65£31,848£29,59625.4140
31/12/11£12,389£13,767£-1,377£150£27,545£27,54524140
31/12/10£17,313£19,105£-1,791£64£28,923£28,92218.2110
31/12/09£15,134£22,636£-7,502£154£30,714£30,71416.3110
31/12/08£24,009£12,595£11,414£57£38,216£38,21136.4100
31/12/07*£14,413£11,759£2,655£64£26,802£26,79227.3140
31/12/06*£16,642£15,725£917£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£16,445£16,343£102£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£9,098£9,388£-290£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 5%
Highest pay band: £300,000-£350,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 6%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 94%
Reserves/Spending: 44 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 11 months
Quick Ratio: 11.4
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • 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
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Egypt, India, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Madagascar, Mali, Mozambique, Pakistan, Portugal, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Throughout England, Uganda,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • 56 employees
  • 35 volunteers

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
National Lottery Community Fund - Capacity Strengthening for Disabled Persons Organisations in Uganda (C
£50,000 28/03/2019
23
The project will work towards strengthening the disability civil society sector to more effectively meet the needs of people with disabilities in Uganda. The programme will place initial emphasis on ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Capacity Development Initiative for Disabled Persons? Organisations
£75,027 08/08/2018
5
Capacity Development Initiative for Disabled Persons' Organisations

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 5/6 persons

Age Range of Trustees:
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 04/12/1973, number: 266518
  • Registered at Companies House on 09/03/1973, number: 01100897
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; AR07: 12 days late, AR06: 82 days late,
Main office

Aga Khan Centre
10 Handyside Street
London
N1C 4DN

Objectives

1. TO ASSIST IN THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION THROUGHOUT THE WORLD BY THE CREATION AND SUPPORT OF PRIMARY, SECONDARY, TECHNICAL AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES AND BY THE AWARD OF GRANTS TO STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD FOR THE PURPOSE OF STUDY OF EDUCATION. 2. TO CREATE AND SUPPORT ORPHANAGES, RESEARCH AND THE PUBLICATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS THEREOF AND RELIGIOUS CENTRES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, AND IN PARTICULAR TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR STUDY, ACCOMMODATION AND RELIGIOUS WORSHIP. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS PLEASE SEE CLAUSE 3 OF THE MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION)

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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