Aid to the Balkans UK (A2b)

Analysis

Aid to the Balkans UK (A2b) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in South Glamorgan. It was registered in July 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Aid to the Balkans UK (A2b) reported income of £60k and spending of £76k, spending 127% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £73k to £60k (-18%), an average of -4.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Aid to the Balkans UK (A2b) sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Ciao Foundation CIO (£60k), Childhelp Hassocks (£60k) and The Peru Mission (£60k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.