African Association for the Study of Religions

Analysis

African Association for the Study of Religions is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leeds. It was registered in January 2024, 2 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, African Association for the Study of Religions reported income of £14k and spending of £2,503, leaving 82% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2024 to December 2025, income grew from £9,072 to £14k (+56%), an average of +56% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 15% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, African Association for the Study of Religions sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Shifnal Seniors (£14k), The League of Friends of the Princess of Wales Community Hospital (£14k) and Maidenhead Care (£14k).