01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 29 March 1995
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 03034888
- Financial period
- 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
- Latest income
- £15,895,649
- Latest expenditure
- £16,210,334
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: The Busworks, Omnibus Business Centre, 39-41 North Road, London, N7 9DP
Website recorded by the regulator: www.afghanaid.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Afghanaid's work is to assist village level groups to improve their livlihoods and to mitigate some of the disadvantages they face. Improved livlihoods are acheived by developing the physical, financial, natural, social and human resources available to them in a sustainable way.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 10 October 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 10 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £15,895,649
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £16,210,334
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 17 October 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 17 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £19,424,545
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £19,494,540
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 28 September 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 September 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £16,580,862
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £16,318,602
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 9 October 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 9 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £7,964,169
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £6,606,746
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2020
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR20
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2021
- Date Annual Return Received
- 5 September 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 5 September 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £10,849,511
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £10,622,170
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 10 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £15,895,649
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £16,210,334
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 5
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 17 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £19,424,545
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £19,494,540
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Contracts
- 4101719
- Income From Government Grants
- £4,101,719
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 28 September 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £16,580,862
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £16,318,602
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,342,394
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 9 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £7,964,169
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £6,606,746
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £748,814
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR20
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2020
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2021
- Ar Received Date
- 5 September 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £10,849,511
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £10,622,170
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £822,028
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 10 October 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 328913
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1414127
- Income Charitable Activities
- 13978713
- Income Investments
- 26757
- Income Other
- 147139
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 15895649
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £219,586
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £15,990,748
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 16210334
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 67152
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 659459
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 18509
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 153093
- Reserves
- £2,044,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 24539
- Assets Own Use
- 24539
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £7,872,561
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £5,853,002
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,044,098
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 5853002
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £6,761,578
- Funds Endowment
- 150000
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1894098
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 2044098
- Count Employees
- 421
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 17 October 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 2403738
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 16995087
- Income Investments
- 13780
- Income Other
- 11940
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 19424545
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £161,002
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £19,333,538
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 19494540
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 61730
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 605767
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 28430
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 518080
- Reserves
- £2,512,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 33828
- Assets Own Use
- 33828
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £7,443,296
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £4,965,248
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,511,876
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 4965248
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £5,047,738
- Funds Endowment
- 150000
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2361876
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 2511876
- Count Employees
- 591
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 28 September 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 5263282
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 11260492
- Income Investments
- 1735
- Income Other
- 55353
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 16580862
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £157,763
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £16,160,839
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 16318602
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 1717813
- Expenditure Governance
- 60282
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 591697
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 36838
- Gain Loss Investment
- -1735
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- -10877
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,505,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 52219
- Assets Own Use
- 52219
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £13,586,370
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £10,538,638
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £3,099,951
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 10538638
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £7,697,978
- Funds Endowment
- 150000
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2504882
- Funds Restricted
- 445069
- Funds Total
- 3099951
- Count Employees
- 435
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 9 October 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1846822
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 6067568
- Income Investments
- 329
- Income Other
- 49450
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 7964169
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £145,477
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £6,461,269
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 6606746
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 674860
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 461080
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 81809
- Reserves
- £2,974,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 35242
- Assets Own Use
- 35242
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £5,356,114
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £2,417,377
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,973,979
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 2417377
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £3,635,593
- Funds Endowment
- 150000
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2823979
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 2973979
- Count Employees
- 226
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR20
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2020
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2021
- Ar Received Date
- 5 September 2021
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 104438
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 35473
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 4146
- Income Other
- 52620
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 196677
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £141,254
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £10,480,916
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 10622170
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 447497
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 578478
- Gain Loss Investment
- -4146
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 3295
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,385,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 66433
- Assets Own Use
- 66433
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £5,399,823
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £3,931,509
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,534,747
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 3931509
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £3,561,750
- Funds Endowment
- 150000
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1384747
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 1534747
- Count Employees
- 345
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Afghanistan
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Asia
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 105
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Classification Code
- 204
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 202
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Elderly/old People
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 111
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Animals
- Classification Code
- 113
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Classification Code
- 308
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Classification Code
- 106
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Overseas Aid/famine Relief
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 310
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Activities
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 302
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Organisations
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- AFGHANAID
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1995-03-29T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 20 MAR 1995AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 26 APR 2007AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 24 MAR 2011AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 17 DEC 2013AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 03 AUG 2016 as amended on 04 Apr 2025
- Charitable Objects
- (A) TO RELIEVE POVERTY HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS AMONG THE PEOPLE OF AFGHANISTAN AND REFUGEES FROM AFGHANISTAN.(B) TO APPLY THE INCOME AND ASSETS OF THE COMPANY FOR SUCH CHARITABLE INSTITUTION OR INSTITUTIONS OR TORWARDS SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR PURPOSES AS THE COMPANY THROUGH ITS MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures