Asialink

Analysis

Asialink is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cheshire. It was registered in October 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Asialink reported income of £1.3m and spending of £1.2m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £1.4m to £1.3m (-7.9%), an average of -2.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Asialink sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Balsam Centre (£1.3m), African Enterprise International (£1.3m) and Fulham Reach Boat Club (£1.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £49k. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 4.1%. Grants to other organisations totalled £645k. Reserves of £552k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 14 people.