Carpathian Aid

Analysis

Carpathian Aid is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dundee. It was registered in March 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending October 2025, Carpathian Aid reported income of £11k and spending of £8,022, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income grew from £1,070 to £11k (+941%), an average of +80% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2022, when income rose by 1226%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Carpathian Aid sits at the 29th percentile: it is larger than about 29% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ninety Nine to One (£11k), RJ Salter and Ad Salter Charitable Trust (£11k) and Northam Community Association (£11k).