Registered charity · No. 1045348Charitable company
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Afghanaid
Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data
Afghanaid is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief.
Afghanaid (number 1045348) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does Afghanaid do?
Afghanaid's work is to assist village level groups to improve their livlihoods and to mitigate some of the disadvantages they face. Improved livlihoods are acheived by developing the physical, financial, natural, social and human resources available to them in a sustainable way.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Afghanaid
Answers Afghanaid gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 December 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Afghanaid's highest-paid staff paid?
Afghanaid's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports 8 employees paid more than £60,000, including 4 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £150,001–£200,000 (1 employee).
Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£150,001–£200,000
1
£130,001–£140,000
1
£110,001–£120,000
2
£80,001–£90,000
1
£60,001–£70,000
3
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Where does Afghanaid's money come from?
Afghanaid reported £16m total income for the year ending 31 December 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £15m (95%), donations and legacies £552k (3%), other income £280k (2%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £50k.
Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£15m · 95%
Donations and legacies£552k · 3%
Other income£280k · 2%
Investments£38k · 0%
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register records Afghanaid as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid
Afghanaid's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; Elderly/old People; People With Disabilities; People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin.
Reported activities: Makes Grants To Organisations; Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information; Sponsors Or Undertakes Research; Other Charitable Activities.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
What causes is Afghanaid registered for?
Education/trainingThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyOverseas Aid/famine Relief
Why is there no Clarity Score for Afghanaid yet?
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The register data used for this profile lists Afghanaid as a registered charity (number 1045348) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Afghanaid's charity number?
Afghanaid's charity number is 1045348. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
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What does Afghanaid do?
Afghanaid's work is to assist village level groups to improve their livlihoods and to mitigate some of the disadvantages they face. Improved livlihoods are acheived by developing the physical, financial, natural, social and human resources available to them in a sustainable way.
Does Afghanaid have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Afghanaid. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Afghanaid?
Afghanaid's website listed in our register data is http://www.afghanaid.org.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Afghanaid's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Afghanaid's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports 8 employees paid more than £60,000, including 4 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £150,001–£200,000 (1 employee). Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does Afghanaid's money come from?
Afghanaid reported £16m total income for the year ending 31 December 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £15m (95%), donations and legacies £552k (3%), other income £280k (2%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £50k.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Afghanaid?
The register records Afghanaid as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Afghanaid's trustees paid?
Afghanaid's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Afghanaid registered as a charity?
Afghanaid was entered on the register on 29 March 1995. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 03034888).