Frontline AIDS

Analysis

Frontline AIDS is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in 35 New England Street. It was registered in July 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02883774). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Frontline AIDS reported income of £11.9m and spending of £13.1m, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £15.2m to £11.9m (-21%), an average of -5.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Frontline AIDS sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Make-A-Wish Foundation UK (£11.9m), World Cancer Research Fund (£11.9m) and MCS Charitable Foundation (£11.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98% and investments 1.6%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 4.6%. Grants to other organisations totalled £5.6m. Reserves of £2.6m would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 80 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.