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the aim foundation

The charity supports children and young people, other charities or voluntary bodies, and other defined groups. The Aim Foundation is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by making grants to organisations. The charity is based in Somerset and operates in England And Wales.


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

AIM awards grants to charitable organisations working to improve the wellbeing of infants, children & young people, as well to organisations who are helping to restore and protect UK rivers and coastal waters. Grants are only made to registered charities or CICs that Trustees have proactively approached. Unsolicited applications are not processed.

Fundraising

See where The Aim Foundation is active and find local fundraising opportunities.

Financial Information

Latest Income
£2,637,265
Latest Expenditure
£2,253,203

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 9.3%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 10.9%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 89.6%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £0
Charitable Activities £0
Other Trading £2,455,776
Investments £181,489
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £245,088
Raising Funds £2,008,115
Governance £10,080
Grants to Institutions £197,500
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£2,637,265£2,253,203£245,088£10,665,700£050 / 0
2023£9,908,559£10,447,657£2,237,247£14,907,299£4,165,99148 / 0
2022£9,840,197£9,190,822£1,068,415£15,566,493£5,807,22449 / 0
2021£9,911,258£8,601,758£710,372£16,433,357£317,77548 / 0
2020£8,466,255£7,963,292£795,321£12,701,139£11,791,13951 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers