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Aid to the Church in Need (United Kingdom)

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Aid to the Church in Need (United Kingdom) is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include religious activities.

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What are the key facts about Aid to the Church in Need (United Kingdom)?

Reported income · year ending 2025-12-31
£13,509,547
Reported spending · year ending 2025-12-31
£13,954,362
Registered charity number
1097984
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Sutton
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes
Website
www.acnuk.org

Quick answer

Aid to the Church in Need (United Kingdom) (number 1097984) 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 Aid to the Church in Need (United Kingdom) do?

To advance the Christian religion by supporting and promoting the Church, especially in countries where Christians are suffering persecution or discrimination and to further the other charitable work of the Church by providing practical assistance and pastoral care for persons in need, especially those who are living in, or are refugees, from such countries.

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Aid to the Church in Need (United Kingdom)

Answers Aid to the Church in Need (United Kingdom) 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 Aid to the Church in Need (United Kingdom)'s highest-paid staff paid?

Aid to the Church in Need (United Kingdom)'s annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports 6 employees paid more than £60,000, including 1 employee paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £110,001–£120,000 (1 employee).

Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£110,001–£120,0001
£70,001–£80,0002
£60,001–£70,0003

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.

Where does Aid to the Church in Need (United Kingdom)'s money come from?

Aid to the Church in Need (United Kingdom) reported £14m total income for the year ending 31 December 2025. The largest sources were donations and legacies £13m (97%), trading and fundraising events £390k (3%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £5.6m.

  • Donations and legacies£13m · 97%
  • Trading and fundraising events£390k · 3%

Does Aid to the Church in Need (United Kingdom) receive government funding?

The annual return does not answer this question for Aid to the Church in Need (United Kingdom). Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies.

Aid to the Church in Need (United Kingdom) reports a trading subsidiary — a company it owns that trades and passes profits to the charity.

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register records Aid to the Church in Need (United Kingdom) 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

Aid to the Church in Need (United Kingdom)'s annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Company number
04747666 (Companies House)
Also known as
Aid to the Church in Need (UK)
Where it says it operates
Albania · Angola · Argentina · Armenia · Bangladesh · Belarus · Benin · Bolivia

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Other Defined Groups; The General Public/mankind.

Reported activities: Makes Grants To Organisations; Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body.

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 Aid to the Church in Need (United Kingdom) registered for?

Religious Activities

Why is there no Clarity Score for Aid to the Church in Need (United Kingdom) yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Aid to the Church in Need (United Kingdom). An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. How scoring works

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Frequently asked questions

Is Aid to the Church in Need (United Kingdom) a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Aid to the Church in Need (United Kingdom) as a registered charity (number 1097984) 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 Aid to the Church in Need (United Kingdom)'s charity number?
Aid to the Church in Need (United Kingdom)'s charity number is 1097984. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1097984?
Search 1097984 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does Aid to the Church in Need (United Kingdom) do?
To advance the Christian religion by supporting and promoting the Church, especially in countries where Christians are suffering persecution or discrimination and to further the other charitable work of the Church by providing practical assistance and pastoral care for persons in need, especially those who are living in, or are refugees, from such countries.
Does Aid to the Church in Need (United Kingdom) have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Aid to the Church in Need (United Kingdom). 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 Aid to the Church in Need (United Kingdom)?
Aid to the Church in Need (United Kingdom)'s website listed in our register data is http://www.acnuk.org. 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 Aid to the Church in Need (United Kingdom)'s chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Aid to the Church in Need (United Kingdom)'s annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports 6 employees paid more than £60,000, including 1 employee paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £110,001–£120,000 (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 Aid to the Church in Need (United Kingdom)'s money come from?
Aid to the Church in Need (United Kingdom) reported £14m total income for the year ending 31 December 2025. The largest sources were donations and legacies £13m (97%), trading and fundraising events £390k (3%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £5.6m.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Aid to the Church in Need (United Kingdom)?
The register records Aid to the Church in Need (United Kingdom) 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 Aid to the Church in Need (United Kingdom)'s trustees paid?
Aid to the Church in Need (United Kingdom)'s annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Aid to the Church in Need (United Kingdom) registered as a charity?
Aid to the Church in Need (United Kingdom) was entered on the register on 12 June 2003. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 04747666).

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.