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Activities & Mission

The Charities Aid Foundation exists to accelerate progress in society towards a fair and sustainable future for all. We work at the centre of the giving world, to drive greater and more impactful giving through tailored, innovative and strategic services for individual and corporate donors, and to help social purpose organisations to build their resilience and do more of their life-changing work

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£1,194,823,000
Latest Expenditure
£1,160,615,000

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 97.1%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 100.0%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 0.3%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £1,071,719,000
Charitable Activities £25,250,000
Other Trading £0
Investments £97,854,000
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £1,160,615,000
Raising Funds £0
Governance £3,823,000
Grants to Institutions £1,069,506,000
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£1,194,823,000£1,160,615,000£1,160,615,000£1,946,963,000£98,496,000734 / 30
2023£1,147,196,000£1,048,708,000£1,027,380,000£1,837,333,000£84,051,000650 / 30
2022£1,044,275,000£920,470,000£858,752,000£1,756,442,000£76,692,000570 / 30
2021£1,008,480,000£931,071,000£857,314,000£1,608,414,000£68,481,000532 / 30
2020£706,322,000£683,398,000£683,398,000£1,399,251,000£67,007,000560 / 30

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers

Details

Address
CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION
25 KINGS HILL AVENUE
KINGS HILL
WEST MALLING
ME19 4TA
Registration Date
1 January 1974
Status
Registered

Registry Information

Organisation Number
268369
Charity Number
268369

Trustees

Right Honourable Sir Ernest Ryder
David Peter Shalders
Dr Priya Darshani Singh
Sabine Everaet
Meredith Niles
Owen Pringle
Robert Vogtle
Michael St John Ashley
Sir Edward Charles Braham
Jackie Leiper

Also Known As

  • CAF
  • GAYE
  • GIVE AS YOU EARN