01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 3 January 2006
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 05608022
- Financial period
- 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
- Latest income
- £990,979
- Latest expenditure
- £931,207
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: 6th Floor, One Canada Square, London, E14 5AB
Website recorded by the regulator: www.article-25.org (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Providing professional expertise, working with aid agencies, charities and communities worldwide to enable better building to improve health, learning and resilience to disaster wherever there is poverty or need. Working to undertake research and increase knowledge of development and humanitarian work in relation to the built environment.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 24 August 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 24 August 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £990,979
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £931,207
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 9 October 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 9 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,050,826
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,404,181
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 31 May 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 31 May 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,340,498
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,132,290
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 20 April 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 20 April 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £752,893
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £777,463
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 20 April 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 20 April 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £899,121
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £841,711
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 24 August 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £990,979
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £931,207
- 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 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 12
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 9 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,050,826
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,404,181
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- 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
- 1
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 17
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 31 May 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,340,498
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,132,290
- 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
- 2
- Count Volunteers
- 25
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 20 April 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £752,893
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £777,463
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Income From Government Contracts
- 129000
- 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 Volunteers
- 22
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 20 April 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £899,121
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £841,711
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £7,032
- 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 Volunteers
- 22
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 24 August 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 633736
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 357215
- Income Investments
- 28
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 990979
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £118,942
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £812,265
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 931207
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 267528
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 3333
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- -558
- Reserves
- £35,319
- Assets Total Fixed
- 6667
- Assets Own Use
- 6667
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £252,478
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £294,464
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- −£35,319
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 239464
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 55000
- Assets Cash
- £113,080
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- -47572
- Funds Restricted
- 12253
- Funds Total
- -35319
- Count Employees
- 5
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 9 October 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 494389
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 556427
- Income Investments
- 10
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1050826
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £201,022
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,203,159
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1404181
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 315472
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 0
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £202,927
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £298,018
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- −£95,091
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 237357
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 60661
- Assets Cash
- £105,343
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- -134281
- Funds Restricted
- 39190
- Funds Total
- -95091
- Count Employees
- 8
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 31 May 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 497809
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 842684
- Income Investments
- 5
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1340498
- Income Legacies
- 219568
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £122,075
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,010,215
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1132290
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 220078
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 425
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £22,339
- Assets Total Fixed
- 0
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £560,942
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £302,678
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £258,264
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 229344
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 73334
- Assets Cash
- £402,778
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 22339
- Funds Restricted
- 235925
- Funds Total
- 258264
- Count Employees
- 8
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 20 April 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 353500
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 399393
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 752893
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £92,172
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £445,115
- Expenditure Other
- 240176
- Expenditure Total
- 777463
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 240176
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 850
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £52,141
- Assets Total Fixed
- 425
- Assets Own Use
- 425
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £102,964
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £53,333
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £50,056
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 53333
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £52,141
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 29495
- Funds Restricted
- 20561
- Funds Total
- 50056
- Count Employees
- 7
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 20 April 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 401296
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 490793
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 7032
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 899121
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £49,472
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £541,391
- Expenditure Other
- 250848
- Expenditure Total
- 841711
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 7123
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 250848
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 4034
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 1275
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £74,626
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1275
- Assets Own Use
- 1275
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £170,881
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £97,530
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £74,626
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 59197
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 38333
- Assets Cash
- £99,118
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 30748
- Funds Restricted
- 43878
- Funds Total
- 74626
- Count Employees
- 7
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Burma
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Asia
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Nepal
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Asia
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- India
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Asia
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Dominica
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- North America
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Cameroon
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Tanzania
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Malawi
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Guinea-bissau
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Montserrat
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- North America
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Congo (Democratic Republic)
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Niger
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- South Sudan
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Rwanda
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Burkina Faso
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Mozambique
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Chad
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- South Africa
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Botswana
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Morocco
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Kenya
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 106
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Overseas Aid/famine Relief
- Classification Code
- 105
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Classification Code
- 107
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Accommodation/housing
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 303
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Other Finance
- Classification Code
- 101
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- General Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 103
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 112
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 308
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Classification Code
- 113
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Classification Code
- 304
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Human Resources
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- ARTICLE 25
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2006-01-03T00:00:00
- Charity Name
- ARTICLE 25
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2015-12-02T00:00:00
- Reason
- Funds transferred (gi)
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 4049042
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1134272
- Assoc Charity Name
- ARCHIVE INST LIMITED
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 31 OCTOBER 2005 CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 2 APRIL 2008
- Charitable Objects
- THE RELIEF AND ASSISTANCE OF PEOPLE IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD WHO ARE AFFECTED BY WAR OR NATURAL DISASTER, TROUBLE OR CATASTROPHE, IN PARTICULAR BY THE SUPPLY OF ARCHITECTURAL AND REBUILDING EXPERTISE AND AID TO SUCH PERSONS
- Area Of Benefit
- WORLDWIDE
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 345247
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- A4A
- Charity Name Id
- 345254
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- ARCHITECTS FOR AID
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures