Ashiana Network

Analysis

Ashiana Network is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02972903). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Ashiana Network reported income of £2.7m and spending of £2.9m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.2m to £2.7m (+20%), an average of +4.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Ashiana Network sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Vishnitz Girls School Limited (£2.7m), The Rock Foundation (£2.7m) and Estate Charity of William Hatcliffe (£2.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 71%, donations and legacies 28% and investments 1.0%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 2.4%. Grants to other organisations totalled £65k. It employed 32 people.