Global Aid Foundation

Analysis

Global Aid Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in May 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, overseas aid/famine relief and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides other finance and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Global Aid Foundation reported income of £668k and spending of £684k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £549k to £668k (+22%), an average of +5.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2024, when income rose by 102%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 1,223 England and Wales charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Global Aid Foundation sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Christian Response (£657k), Islamic Educational and Recreational Institute (£673k) and Sri Lanka Muslim Association (UK) (£656k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 79%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.2%.