The Association of Professional Sri Lankans in the UK (Apsl)

Analysis

The Association of Professional Sri Lankans in the UK (Apsl) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Buckinghamshire. It was registered in February 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Association of Professional Sri Lankans in the UK (Apsl) reported income of £52k and spending of £48k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £30k to £52k (+76%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Association of Professional Sri Lankans in the UK (Apsl) sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include John Horniman's Children's Trust (£52k), Hamwattan Centre (£52k) and Al-Ain International Welfare Trust (£52k).