Baag (British and Irish Agencies Afghanistan Group)

Analysis

Baag (British and Irish Agencies Afghanistan Group) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06880188). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending September 2024, Baag (British and Irish Agencies Afghanistan Group) reported income of £79k and spending of £173k, spending 218% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2021 to September 2024, income fell from £333k to £79k (-76%), an average of -38% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2024, when income dropped by 75%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Baag (British and Irish Agencies Afghanistan Group) sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include L.h.h. Limited (£79k), The Calvary Family Church (£80k) and Bethesda Evangelical Church ( Warrington ) (£79k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue.