action on smoking and health (ash)

The charity supports the general public. Action On Smoking And Health (ash) is a registered charity whose purpose is the advancement of health or the saving of lives. It delivers its work by providing advocacy, advice, or information. The charity is based in London and operates in England.

This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

ASH is an organisation which provides information on all aspects of tobacco and works to advance policies and measures that will help to prevent the addiction, disease and unnecessary premature death caused by smoking.

Fundraising

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Region

England

Financial Information

Latest Income

£903,313

Latest Expenditure

£973,692

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 107.8%

% of income going directly to charitable activities

Overall Efficiency 100.0%

% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)

Administrative Ratio 1.3%

Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £2,924

Charitable Activities £888,480

Other Trading £0

Investments £10,844

Other Income £1,065

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £973,692

Raising Funds £0

Governance £12,976

Grants to Institutions £0

Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial Year	Income	Expenditure	Charitable Spending	Net Assets	Reserves	Staff
2024	£903,313	£973,692	£973,692	£940,943	£882,094	11 / 0
2023	£791,111	£765,822	£765,822	£1,011,322	£1,032,259	10 / 0
2022	£1,011,616	£836,682	£836,682	£986,033	£736,298	9 / 0
2021	£929,448	£855,767	£855,767	£811,099	£791,821	9 / 0
2020	£900,283	£793,693	£793,693	£737,418	£574,295	11 / 0