Afghan Association Paiwand Ltd

Analysis

Afghan Association Paiwand Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Edgware. It was registered in January 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06632483). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Afghan Association Paiwand Ltd reported income of £650k and spending of £587k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £617k to £650k (+5.5%), an average of +1.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Afghan Association Paiwand Ltd sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Trust House Reading (£650k), West Lancashire Freemasons' Charity (£652k) and Swindon Advocacy Movement (£649k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 57%, trading 37% and donations and legacies 2.0%. Charitable activities took 85% of spending and raising funds 0.4%. Reserves of £474k would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 14 people.