Afghan Society in the West Midlands

Analysis

Afghan Society in the West Midlands is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Smethwick. It was registered in November 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Afghan Society in the West Midlands reported income of £38k and spending of £37k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £43k to £38k (-12%), an average of -3.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income dropped by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Afghan Society in the West Midlands 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 56th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Holliday Charitable Trust (£38k), Ipswich Community Church (£38k) and Foursquare Gospel Church, Essex (£38k).