Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 7

Poor Liquidity: -1
Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Good trustee age range: +3

Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 10

ACTION AGAINST HUNGER UK

To provide increased resources to support projects that address acute malnutrition and respond to humanitarian crises.To increase the impact and quality of responses to acute malnutrition and food crises by improving accountability, coverage and sustainabilityTo influence donors' and practitioners' policies and programmes on the responses to , and prevention of, food crises and malnutrition

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Established: 29 years

www.actionagainsthunger.org.uk

support@actionagainsthunger.org.uk

0208853 7571

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/12/22		£41,124	£39,144	£1,981	£2,341	£4,775	£2,586	0.8	148	0
31/12/21	*	£2,001	£1,171	£830	£1,171	£2,794	£2,028	20.8	62	10
31/12/20		£50,791	£51,269	£-478	£1,644	£1,964	£1,739	0.4	68	10
31/12/19		£45,987	£46,364	£-377	£1,978	£2,442	£1,588	0.4	73	15
31/12/18		£42,957	£43,024	£-68	£2,322	£2,819	£1,664	0.5	138	20
31/12/17		£31,350	£31,327	£23	£1,920	£2,887	£1,708	0.7	149	0
31/12/16		£26,382	£26,497	£-115	£2,094	£2,864	£1,423	0.6	166	0
31/12/15		£16,872	£15,099	£1,773	£1,626	£2,979	£1,009	0.8	149	0
31/12/14		£12,524	£12,690	£-166	£2,047	£1,070	£791	0.7	84	0
31/12/13		£10,466	£10,298	£168	£1,606	£1,236	£782	0.9	79	0
31/12/12		£8,289	£8,324	£-34	£1,372	£1,068	£707	1	92	0
31/12/11		£9,669	£9,328	£341	£1,019	£1,102	£674	0.9	30	0
31/12/10		£7,407	£7,468	£-61	£786	£762	£573	0.9	26	0
31/12/09		£7,989	£7,894	£95	£657	£823	£479	0.7	23	0
31/12/08		£6,482	£6,358	£125	£755	£728	£425	0.8	19	0
31/12/07		£4,538	£4,608	£-70	£446	£603	£360	0.9	19	0
31/12/06		£4,118	£4,004	£114	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05		£1,947	£1,810	£137	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/04	*	£3,768	£3,701	£67	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 5.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 6%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: £110,000-£120,000
Liabilities/Assets: 77%
Liabilities/Income: 38%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 54%
Reserves/Spending: 0.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.5

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Burma, Cameroon, Colombia, Congo (Democratic Republic), Ethiopia, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Spain, Syria, Throughout England, Uganda, United States, Yemen, Zimbabwe,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

148 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - DARNV007 Farming with Alternative Pollinators for Increased Biodiversity and Smallholder Incomes
£133,830	01/04/2022	The Darwin Initiative is a UK government grants scheme that helps to protect biodiversity and the natural environment through locally based projects worldwide.
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office - 301017-101 Programme dUrgence Nutritionnelle par Coalition Humanitaire (PUNCH)
£5,142,863	01/04/2022	This programme will provide urgent UK lifesaving assistance to DRC, home to one of the largest and most complex humanitarian crises in the world, with the highest number of acutely food insecure ....more This programme will provide urgent UK lifesaving assistance to DRC, home to one of the largest and most complex humanitarian crises in the world, with the highest number of acutely food insecure people (27.3 million) ever recorded. Operating through the UN and NGOs, CHRESP will provide cash transfers to approximately 214,000 people to tackle acute food insecurity and emergency relief (primarily cash) to 420,000 people to help them cope with a sudden conflict or disaster-related shock. It will also treat 66,000 children under five for severe acute malnutrition and provide 206,000 people with access to healthcare, water, shelter and essential household items.
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office - 301017-101 Programme dUrgence Nutritionnelle par Coalition Humanitaire (PUNCH)
£5,183,622	01/04/2022	This programme will provide urgent UK lifesaving assistance to DRC, home to one of the largest and most complex humanitarian crises in the world, with the highest number of acutely food insecure ....more This programme will provide urgent UK lifesaving assistance to DRC, home to one of the largest and most complex humanitarian crises in the world, with the highest number of acutely food insecure people (27.3 million) ever recorded. Operating through the UN and NGOs, CHRESP will provide cash transfers to approximately 214,000 people to tackle acute food insecurity and emergency relief (primarily cash) to 420,000 people to help them cope with a sudden conflict or disaster-related shock. It will also treat 66,000 children under five for severe acute malnutrition and provide 206,000 people with access to healthcare, water, shelter and essential household items.
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office - 301017-101 Programme dUrgence Nutritionnelle par Coalition Humanitaire (PUNCH)
£5,142,863	01/04/2022	This programme will provide urgent UK lifesaving assistance to DRC, home to one of the largest and most complex humanitarian crises in the world, with the highest number of acutely food insecure ....more This programme will provide urgent UK lifesaving assistance to DRC, home to one of the largest and most complex humanitarian crises in the world, with the highest number of acutely food insecure people (27.3 million) ever recorded. Operating through the UN and NGOs, CHRESP will provide cash transfers to approximately 214,000 people to tackle acute food insecurity and emergency relief (primarily cash) to 420,000 people to help them cope with a sudden conflict or disaster-related shock. It will also treat 66,000 children under five for severe acute malnutrition and provide 206,000 people with access to healthcare, water, shelter and essential household items.
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office - 301017-101 Programme dUrgence Nutritionnelle par Coalition Humanitaire (PUNCH)
£5,183,622	01/04/2022	This programme will provide urgent UK lifesaving assistance to DRC, home to one of the largest and most complex humanitarian crises in the world, with the highest number of acutely food insecure ....more This programme will provide urgent UK lifesaving assistance to DRC, home to one of the largest and most complex humanitarian crises in the world, with the highest number of acutely food insecure people (27.3 million) ever recorded. Operating through the UN and NGOs, CHRESP will provide cash transfers to approximately 214,000 people to tackle acute food insecurity and emergency relief (primarily cash) to 420,000 people to help them cope with a sudden conflict or disaster-related shock. It will also treat 66,000 children under five for severe acute malnutrition and provide 206,000 people with access to healthcare, water, shelter and essential household items.
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office - Programme dUrgence Nutritionnelle par Coalition Humanitaire (PUNCH)
£1,200,000	01/04/2021	This programme will provide urgent UK lifesaving assistance to DRC, home to one of the largest and most complex humanitarian crises in the world, with the highest number of acutely food insecure ....more This programme will provide urgent UK lifesaving assistance to DRC, home to one of the largest and most complex humanitarian crises in the world, with the highest number of acutely food insecure people (27.3 million) ever recorded. Operating through the UN and NGOs, CHRESP will provide cash transfers to approximately 214,000 people to tackle acute food insecurity and emergency relief (primarily cash) to 420,000 people to help them cope with a sudden conflict or disaster-related shock. It will also treat 66,000 children under five for severe acute malnutrition and provide 206,000 people with access to healthcare, water, shelter and essential household items.
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office - Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) COVID-19 Response: Strengthening National Response Plans for COVID 19 by Action Against Hunger (ACF)
£1,500,000	01/04/2020	To deliver more and higher quality services and better health now and in the long term. It will prevent over 2,800 women dying in pregnancy or childbirth, safely deliver 69,500 babies, provide 1 ....more To deliver more and higher quality services and better health now and in the long term. It will prevent over 2,800 women dying in pregnancy or childbirth, safely deliver 69,500 babies, provide 1 million users with modern family planning, screen over 900,000 women for cervical cancer, and provide 1.7 million young children and 300,000 pregnant women with essential nutritional care.
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office - New NGO-Lead Nutrition Project Consortium
£3,767,452	01/04/2020	To deliver more and higher quality services and better health now and in the long term. It will prevent over 2,800 women dying in pregnancy or childbirth, safely deliver 69,500 babies, provide 1 ....more To deliver more and higher quality services and better health now and in the long term. It will prevent over 2,800 women dying in pregnancy or childbirth, safely deliver 69,500 babies, provide 1 million users with modern family planning, screen over 900,000 women for cervical cancer, and provide 1.7 million young children and 300,000 pregnant women with essential nutritional care.
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office - Supporting preparedness, mitigation and response to the primary and secondary impacts of COVID-19 on IDP and vulnerable populations in Yemen.
£3,000,000	01/04/2020	The UK Government has international commitments to meet the reasonable assistance needs of the citizens of St Helena. This bridges the gap between the domestic revenues collected and the costs of ....more The UK Government has international commitments to meet the reasonable assistance needs of the citizens of St Helena. This bridges the gap between the domestic revenues collected and the costs of delivering public services on the island. This includes bringing in necessary international expertise to provide skills and experience not available on island and maintaining access to the island

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How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 5/6 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 44-72

FRANCES PASTEUR Appointed: 2003, Occupation: Nutritionist

HEWETE HAILESELASSIE Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Communications Executive, Other trusteeship: HAMLIN FISTULA UK,

JORDAN WINOKUR Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Partnerships

NICOLAS SARKIS Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Ceo

PAUL WILSON Appointed: 1999, Occupation: Business Consultant

SANJAY JEAN-NOEL DHIRI Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Management Consultant

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 27/06/1995, number: 1047501
Registered at Companies House on 16/06/1995, number: 03069468

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR21: 53 days late, AR04: 10 days late,

Main office

6 Mitre Passage
LONDON
SE10 0ER

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (OBJECTS) ARE: (1) TO RELIEVE POVERTY, DEPRIVATION AND DISTRESS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD; AND (2) TO RELIEVE HUNGER, WHETHER CHRONIC OR TEMPORARY, BY WAY OF EMERGENCY INTERVENTION AND/OR ESTABLISHING REHABILITATION PROGRAMMES. NOTHING IN THE OBJECTS SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CHARITY FOR PURPOSES THAT ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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