Afghanaid

Analysis

Afghanaid is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and animals, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03034888). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Afghanaid reported income of £16.2m and spending of £16.3m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £8.0m to £16.2m (+103%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 108%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Afghanaid sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. 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 Dawat-E-Islami UK (£16.0m), St Vincent de Paul Society (England and Wales) (£16.2m) and Felix London (£15.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 95% and donations and legacies 3.4%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £50k. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 1.4%. Grants to other organisations totalled £6.4m. Reserves of £1.9m would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 327 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.