ACTIONAID
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Cash
£4.7m
+5.9% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£14m
-4.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
189
-2.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-12-31
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
ACTIONAID·Consumer Discretionary median
ACTIONAID·Consumer Discretionary median
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ACTIONAID·Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £53,297,000 | £33,949,000 | £34,359,000 | +1.2% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£1,369,000 | -£2,634,000 | -£659,000 | +75% | |
| Cash | £3,991,000 | £4,470,000 | £4,732,000 | +5.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £14,720,000 | £14,092,000 | -4.3% | |
| Net assets | £17,384,000 | £14,720,000 | £14,092,000 | -4.3% | |
| Equity | £17,384,000 | £14,720,000 | £14,092,000 | -4.3% | |
| Average employees | 209 | 193 | 189 | -2.1% | |
| Wages | £8,940,000 | £8,929,000 | £8,861,000 | -0.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £780,729 | £402,501 | — | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £38,347 | £19,434 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | — | £108,646 | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | -2.6% | -7.8% | -1.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 18.4% | 16.5% | 15.9% | |
| Current ratio | 4.86x | 5.35x | 5.69x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- ACTIONAID 1981-12-31 → present
- ACTION IN DISTRESS 1979-12-31 → 1981-12-31
- ACTION IN DISTRESS LIMITED 1977-01-21 → 1979-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the Trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least 12 months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- ACTIONAID · parent
- ActionAid Enterprises Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In July 2025, we launched the report Who Pays the Price? The cost of HSBC's climate damages.”
- “In November, we joined partners and Federation colleagues at COP30 in Brazil, where we called for climate justice, fair climate finance and increased energy towards a feminist just transition.”
- “In October, we ran a full-page ad in the Guardian, calling for an end to UK arms sales to the Israeli Government.”
- “In June 2025, the charity ended its lease of the second floor of Bowling Green Lane and extended its lease for the first floor for one year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
13 active · 89 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RIDDICK-MCGREGOR, Dean | Secretary | 2026-02-06 | — | — |
| ABANI, Stella Eze Ngozi | Director | 2023-12-01 | May 1968 | British |
| ADEBOYE, Nkechi Aboluwarin | Director | 2025-06-12 | Aug 1998 | British |
| DIENG, Rama Salla, Dr | Director | 2025-10-08 | Jun 1986 | Senegalese,French |
| FENTON, Emma Jane Henrietta, Mx | Director | 2025-10-08 | Nov 1984 | British |
| MUSIIME, Eunice Rhodah | Director | 2025-03-26 | Jul 1977 | Ugandan |
| SHIIL, Abdulrahman | Director | 2020-03-24 | Feb 1991 | British |
| TASNIM, Faraz | Director | 2024-03-21 | Jul 1980 | British |
| TRIPATHI, Ruchi | Director | 2024-06-21 | May 1973 | British |
| TRIVEDY, Hemansu Roy | Director | 2024-06-21 | Sep 1959 | British |
| TUTT, Anne Catherine | Director | 2022-09-16 | Dec 1953 | British |
| VIDEON, Alicia Susanne | Director | 2025-10-08 | Oct 1968 | British |
| WRIGHT, Sacha Ann Mogan | Director | 2025-06-12 | May 1999 | Canadian |
Show 89 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOWDEN, Holly Patricia | Secretary | 2023-06-02 | 2024-02-01 |
| BREARLEY, Peter James | Secretary | — | 1993-12-31 |
| EDDY, Stephen John | Secretary | 2013-01-09 | 2015-09-24 |
| HOLIFIELD, Jessica | Secretary | 2015-09-24 | 2020-01-23 |
| LEWIN, Rodolfo | Secretary | 2006-01-01 | 2007-05-24 |
| NICHOLSON, Rasheda | Secretary | 2025-06-12 | 2026-02-05 |
| SAXBY-SOFFE, Richard Nigel | Secretary | 1994-01-17 | 2005-12-02 |
| SKINNER, Victoria | Secretary | 2020-01-24 | 2023-06-01 |
| WOODBINE, David Mark | Secretary | 2007-05-25 | 2013-01-09 |
| ABRAHAMS, Katherine Anne | Director | 2018-12-13 | 2022-12-08 |
| AFREH, Doris | Director | 2020-03-26 | 2021-05-17 |
| AIREY, Dawn | Director | 2000-05-24 | 2003-06-28 |
| ANIWA, Marilyn Ama | Director | 2014-03-06 | 2018-03-27 |
| APPELBAUM, Eva | Director | 2020-03-24 | 2022-03-03 |
| AUDI-DOR, Noelie | Director | 2016-03-10 | 2019-10-01 |
| BANDA, Mary Kaphweleza, Minister/ Hon Memeber Of Parliament | Director | 2001-12-12 | 2003-09-15 |
| BEALL, Josephine Dianne, Dr | Director | 1997-12-10 | 2002-05-24 |
| BING, Adotey | Director | 2001-09-28 | 2002-05-24 |
| BLACKBURN, Richard John | Director | 1999-04-28 | 2005-09-16 |
| BROWN, Catharine Denise, Mrs. | Director | 2015-03-12 | 2022-12-08 |
| BROWN, Karen Veronica | Director | 2003-06-23 | 2009-12-04 |
| BUCKLEY, Jane | Director | 2008-03-07 | 2014-03-06 |
| BURNETT, Kenneth Phimister | Director | 1995-05-03 | 2003-09-30 |
| BUSE, Rodney Stewart | Director | 1998-03-23 | 1998-03-23 |
| BUSE, Rodney Stewart | Director | — | 1998-02-23 |
| BYRNE, Colin A,P | Director | 2015-03-12 | 2017-09-26 |
| CAMPOLINA DE OLIVEIRA SOARES, Adriano | Director | 2004-09-17 | 2010-12-03 |
| CAPLAN, Patricia, Professor | Director | 2006-03-10 | 2009-10-16 |
| CASELY-HAYFORD, Margaret Henrietta Augusta | Director | 2014-05-15 | 2018-05-15 |
| CHAMBERS, Robert John Haylock, Dr | Director | 2003-12-09 | 2008-05-24 |
| CHAMBERS, Robert John Haylock, Dr | Director | — | 2000-12-13 |
| CHATAWAY, Christopher, Sir | Director | — | 2000-12-13 |
| COBHAM, Alexander George Anthony | Director | 2015-05-14 | 2019-05-15 |
| CRESPI DE VALLDAURA, Gonzalo | Director | — | 2003-06-23 |
| DUBS, Alfred | Director | — | 1997-12-31 |
| EYBEN, Rosalind | Director | 2010-03-19 | 2017-03-29 |
| FERNANDO, Giles | Director | 2013-10-01 | 2019-10-01 |
| FEUCHTWANG, Anna | Director | 2001-05-30 | 2004-05-21 |
| FOLARIN, Amina | Director | 2022-12-08 | 2025-03-26 |
| FORREST, Michael, Dr | Director | 2008-03-07 | 2014-03-06 |
| FOSTER, Marian | Director | — | 1997-12-31 |
| GEORGE, Paul Damian | Director | 2020-03-24 | 2023-03-15 |
| GOLDSMITH, Jane Esuantsiwa | Director | 2007-07-12 | 2014-06-19 |
| GRZYBOWSKI, Camdido | Director | 2001-09-28 | 2003-09-15 |
| GUANTAI, Kendi, Dr | Director | 2022-12-08 | 2023-10-05 |
| HARRISS-WHITE, Barbara | Director | 1998-10-28 | 2005-12-02 |
| HARRISS-WHITE, Barbara | Director | — | 1994-06-23 |
| HAYSOM, Mark Derrick | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2013-08-01 |
| HEALY-THOW, Sophie | Director | 2016-03-10 | 2024-12-31 |
| HOPE-HAILEY, Veronica | Director | 1996-10-23 | 2002-12-11 |
| JACOBS, Michael Upton | Director | 2004-12-09 | 2007-12-08 |
| KALEEBA, Noerine, Doctor | Director | 1999-04-28 | 2003-09-15 |
| KHATUN, Nasima | Director | 2021-10-02 | 2022-03-02 |
| LAMMY, David Lindon | Director | 2000-12-13 | 2006-12-13 |
| LANKESTER, Timothy Patrick, Sir | Director | 1996-02-26 | 1998-01-19 |
| LEES, Roger Frederick | Director | — | 1999-12-15 |
| LEWIS, Richard Wayne | Director | 2004-12-09 | 2010-12-03 |
| LIGON, Janie L | Director | 2001-05-30 | 2003-09-15 |
| MAYCOCK, Joanna | Director | 2014-12-04 | 2022-12-08 |
| MCCLOUGHLIN, Frank | Director | 2008-03-07 | 2014-03-06 |
| MONKS, John Michael | Director | 2013-10-01 | 2021-09-23 |
| MOORE, Peter Alan Cutlack | Director | 2002-02-27 | 2008-05-24 |
| MORETON, Annie | Director | 2004-09-17 | 2011-07-01 |
| MOSLEY, Paul, Professor | Director | — | 1998-12-16 |
| MULVANY, Patrick Mowbray | Director | 1994-06-23 | 2001-09-28 |
| NAIDOO, Yiroshikumari, Dr | Director | 2001-12-12 | 2004-12-09 |
| NAIK, Prashant Mohan | Director | 2007-10-11 | 2013-10-01 |
| PANKHURST, Helen Sylvia Tarik, Dr | Director | 2016-07-21 | 2021-06-18 |
| PETERS, Gemma Charlotte | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2018-07-01 |
| PURKIS, Andrew James, Dr | Director | 2009-10-16 | 2015-12-03 |
| RAISER, Malcolm Lewis | Director | 1994-06-23 | 2000-12-13 |
| RAMASWAMI, Ramu (Muthukrishnan) | Director | 1999-12-15 | 2003-09-15 |
| ROGERS, David Gerald Vivien | Director | — | 1993-09-29 |
| SEN, Srabani | Director | 2020-09-01 | 2022-03-02 |
| SINHA, Shantha, Professor | Director | 2019-06-14 | 2023-03-23 |
| STANLEY, John Paul, The Rt Hon Sir | Director | — | 1999-12-15 |
| STAUNTON, Marie Rita | Director | 2018-12-13 | 2020-03-19 |
| STEPHEN, John David | Director | — | 1992-07-13 |
| STEVENS, Caleb William Mark | Director | 2021-10-02 | 2023-06-30 |
| SUMPTION, Harold Walter Lawrence | Director | — | 1993-12-15 |
| THOMPSETT, Maurice Edward | Director | — | 1999-07-31 |
| TODD, David Andrew Thompson | Director | 2014-10-09 | 2022-09-19 |
| UNGPHAKORN, Jon | Director | 2001-12-12 | 2002-12-11 |
| VYAS, Rajiv Pravinchandra | Director | 2022-12-08 | 2025-05-01 |
| WHALEY, Patricia Levi Hicks | Director | 2010-03-19 | 2019-07-11 |
| WILLIAMS, Tennyson Jonathan Claude | Director | 2010-12-03 | 2013-10-01 |
| WILLIAMS, Tennyson Jonathan Claude | Director | 2010-12-03 | 2013-10-01 |
| WILLOW, Felicia Anne | Director | 2021-09-23 | 2022-05-10 |
| WOLDEGIORGIS ATRESO, Fikerte | Director | 2022-12-08 | 2026-07-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
No persons with significant control on record.
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 315 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-09-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-08-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-07-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-06-02 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-05-18 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-05-18 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-02-23 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-02-23 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-25 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 16
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 4
- Officers resigned
- 2
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.