ACTIONAID
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Cash
£4.5m
+12% vs 2023
Net assets
£15m
-15.3% vs 2023
Employees
193
-7.7% vs 2023
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2024-12-31
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
ACTIONAID·Consumer Discretionary median
ACTIONAID·Consumer Discretionary median
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ACTIONAID·Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £53,297,000 | £46,083,000 | -13.5% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£1,369,000 | -£2,634,000 | -92.4% | |
| Cash | £3,991,000 | £4,470,000 | +12% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | £17,384,000 | £14,720,000 | -15.3% | |
| Equity | £17,384,000 | £14,720,000 | -15.3% | |
| Average employees | 209 | 193 | -7.7% | |
| Wages | £8,940,000 | £8,929,000 | -0.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £780,729 | £402,501 | -48.4% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | -2.6% | -5.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 18.4% | 16.5% | |
| Current ratio | 4.86x | 5.35x |
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
“The trustees have concluded that there is a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- ACTIONAID · parent
- ActionAid Enterprises Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In 2024, the world experienced an unprecedented number of conflicts and escalating geopolitical tensions.”
- “125,000 people chose to support our work in 2024.”
- “Our supporters donated £29.7 million in 2024, with just over £473,000 going to emergency appeals.”
- “ActionAid received £3.0 million from funds raised by players of the People's Postcode Lottery in 2024.”
- “The work done by The Girl Generation successfully influenced the Somaliland Government to approve the country's first-ever National Anti-FGM policy in September 2024.”
- “In 2024, ActionAid saw a reduction in income of 13.69% from the previous year, predominately due to there being no emergencies on the scale of the 2022 Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal, or the 2023 Turkiye/Syria Earthquake appeal.”
- “One key step was implementing a cost-reduction initiative in the first quarter of 2024, which resulted in changes to our organisational structure.”
- “Actor David Morrissey has been appointed as ActionAid's newest Celebrity Ambassador.”
- “In October 2024 the charity surrendered its lease of the ground floor of Bowling Green Lane.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
14 active · 86 resigned
Showing the first 100 officers on file — Companies House returns these 100 per page and this record sits at that limit, so the list (and any former officers) may be incomplete. Full register on Companies House
| 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 |
| WOLDEGIORGIS ATRESO, Fikerte | Director | 2022-12-08 | Nov 1980 | British |
| WRIGHT, Sacha Ann Mogan | Director | 2025-06-12 | May 1999 | Canadian |
Show 86 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 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
No persons with significant control on record.
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 306 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 2025-05-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-25 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-04-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 4
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.