The Aisling Project

Analysis

The Aisling Project is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04111213). It says it provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending November 2025, The Aisling Project reported income of £1.1m and spending of £127k, leaving 88% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from November 2021 to November 2025, income grew from £196k to £1.1m (+442%), an average of +53% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2025, when income rose by 611%. Over the whole period it spent 40% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, The Aisling Project sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Segelman Trust (£1.1m), The Amb Charitable Trust (£1.1m) and The Birmingham Royal Institution for the Blind (£1.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 98% and investments 1.4%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1.0m. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.0m would cover about 99 months of spending at that rate. It employed 2 people.