Architecture Sans Frontieres UK

Analysis

Architecture Sans Frontieres UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 06496707). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending February 2025, Architecture Sans Frontieres UK reported income of £44k and spending of £56k, spending 129% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2021 to February 2025, income grew from £19k to £44k (+125%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2025, when income rose by 86%. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Architecture Sans Frontieres UK sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 1st Bingley Scout Group (£43k), Rhayader Market Hall Charity (£44k) and Malawi Schools Trust (£43k).

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.