Akim

Analysis

Akim is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bushey. It was registered in December 1965, 61 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, which this site groups under disability. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Akim reported income of £53k and spending of £43k, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £26k to £53k (+99%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 151%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Akim sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% 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 The Basic Necessities Foundation (£53k), Llanberis Community Centre (£53k) and Kingfisher Cafe (£52k).