Asha Projects

Analysis

Asha Projects is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02019000). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Asha Projects reported income of £813k and spending of £625k, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £469k to £813k (+74%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Asha Projects sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chabad Lubavitch Centres North East London and Essex Limited (£813k), Nottinghamshire Community Foundation (£815k) and Nanaksar Thath Isher Darbar Trust (£812k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £803k would cover about 15 months of spending at that rate. It employed 9 people.