Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 8
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Grant maker support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 14 ?

STOPAIDS 

STOPAIDS is a membership network of 70 organisations. We bring UK civil society together, standing united, to advocate for UK leadership in the global response to HIV and AIDS. STOPAIDS also directly engages at the global level through influencing key institutions including UNAIDS, the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and UNITAID.
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Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly female

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
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
31/03/23£1,209£1,378£-168£0£480£2522.2220
31/03/22£1,151£928£223£0£649£4015.2180
31/03/21£860£733£128£0£426£2173.6120
31/03/20£686£672£15£1£298£1743.1100
31/03/19£557£584£-27£1£283£242580
31/03/18£482£464£18£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£495£388£107£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£444£385£59£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£356£340£16£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£279£361£-82£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£400£349£51£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£468£472£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£633£577£56£16£145£861.870
31/03/10£508£519£-10£13£90£611.470
31/03/09£532£510£22£8£100£501.270
31/03/08*£396£413£-17£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£375£346£29£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 6%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 49%
Liabilities/Income: 38%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 52%
Reserves/Spending: 2.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 1.5
Asset Split ?
Established: 18 years
(33 years as a company)

www.stopaids.org.uk

info@stopaids.org.uk

02073244780

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseFacebookX
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Legal & financial advice
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports 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
The Joffe Trust - StopAids
£75,000 29/09/2023
Implementation of anti-oppression framework
Joseph Rowntree Foundation - Grant to STOPAIDS
£92,700 19/03/2022
Putting public health ahead of profit: increasing transparency and public accountability within pharmaceutical/ government relations during the COVID-19 pandemic

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 6/7 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 37-58
  • YAEL AZGAD Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Senior Content Editor
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 08/03/2006, number: 1113204
  • Registered at Companies House on 06/03/1991, number: 02589198
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Filing Record
17 returns made; AR08: 19 days late,
Main office

STOPAIDS 167-169 Great Portland street
5th Floor
London
W1W 5PF

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS, AND THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH OF PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV AND AIDS OR AT RISK OF HIV TRANSMISSION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES BY, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY:1. PROVIDING A FORUM FOR THE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION AMONG AND BETWEEN NON-GOVERNMENTAL BODIES2. LIAISING WITH GOVERNMENTAL AND INTERNATIONAL BODIES; AND3. EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC ON HIV AND AIDS AND THE WORK OF NON-GOVERNMENTAL BODIES IN THE FIELD.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE. WORLDWIDE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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