Aiesec Foundation

Analysis

Aiesec Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04598851). It says it makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Aiesec Foundation reported income of £11k and spending of £3,440, leaving 69% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £3,865 to £11k (+186%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2023, when income rose by 102%. Over the whole period it spent 16% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Aiesec Foundation sits at the 27th percentile: it is larger than about 27% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Crompton-Inglefield Hall (£11k), Eyeworth Village Hall (£11k) and The Evelyn Oldfield Unit (£11k).