Albirr Foundation UK

Analysis

Albirr Foundation UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, overseas aid/famine relief, religious activities and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03245531). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Albirr Foundation UK reported income of £757k and spending of £514k, leaving 32% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £466k to £757k (+63%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 1,223 England and Wales charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Albirr Foundation UK sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Phillips Education Foundation Limited (£752k), Christchurch Harpenden (£775k) and Technion UK (£739k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 86% and investments 4.9%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £2.1m would cover about 48 months of spending at that rate. It employed 23 people.