Afghanistan & Central Asian Association

Analysis

Afghanistan & Central Asian Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Feltham. It was registered in April 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending October 2025, Afghanistan & Central Asian Association reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.2m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income grew from £963k to £1.2m (+21%), an average of +4.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2023, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Afghanistan & Central Asian Association sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% 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 Spectrum Northants Limited (£1.2m), Future Men (£1.2m) and Hamlin Fistula UK (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £17k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 16 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.