CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1164778
AFRICA ADVOCACY FOUNDATION Financial Statements
31 March 2025
AFRICA ADVOCACY FOUNDATION
Financial Statements
Year ended 31 March 2025
| Trustees' annual report | 1 to 10 |
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| Independent auditor's report to the members | 11 to 14 |
| Statement of financial activities | 15 |
| Statement of financial position | 16 |
| Statement of cash flows | 17 |
| Notes to the financial statements | 18 to 27 |
AFRICA ADVOCACY FOUNDATION
Trustees' Annual Report
Year ended 31 March 2025
The trustees present their report and the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2025.
Reference and administrative details
| Registered charity name | AFRICA ADVOCACY FOUNDATION |
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| Charity registration number | 1164778 |
| Principal office | 76 Elmer Road |
| Catford | |
| London | |
| SE6 2ER | |
| The trustees | E Wassonko |
| J Mashatte | |
| E Mabonga | |
| M Nsaale | |
| S Jauhar | |
| B Mushiso | |
| P Maswere | |
| Chief Executive Officer | A Baziwe |
| Chair | S Jauhar (Trustee) |
| Treasurer | E Wassonko (Trustee) |
| Secretary | J Mashatte (Trustee) |
| Auditor | Ashford Louis |
| Chartered Certified Accountants & Statutory Auditors | |
| 187 High Road | |
| London | |
| E15 2BY | |
| Bankers | National Westminster |
| P.O Box 159 | |
| 332 High Holborn | |
| London | |
| WC1V 7AS | |
| Solicitors | Brown and Co Solicitors |
| George House | |
| 5 Greenwich South Street | |
| Greenwich | |
| London | |
| SE10 8NW |
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Trustees' Annual Report (continued)
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1. Structure, Governance and Management
1.1 Legal Status and History
Africa Advocacy Foundation (AAF) was established in 1996. Until March 2016 it was registered as both an unincorporated charity with Charities Commission (Registration number 1059268) and as a company limited by guarantee with Companies House (Registration number 5180907).
In December 2015, following the introduction of the Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) legal form and to simplify governance arrangements, the Trustees resolved to cease the previous registrations and incorporate AAF as a CIO. AAF was registered with the Charity Commission as a CIO on 9 December 2015 (Registration No. 1164778).
1.2 Governing Document:
AAF operates as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation and is governed by its Constitution, which came into effect on 9 December 2015.
1.3 Recruitment and Appointment of New Trustees:
Governance of AAF rests with the Board of Trustees, who are elected and co-opted by members at the Annual General Meeting in accordance with the Constitution. Trustees bring diverse skills, expertise, professional backgrounds, and lived experience.
1.4 Induction and Training of New Trustees:
New Trustees receive a structured induction covering their legal responsibilities under charity law, the charity’s aims and objectives, governance frameworks, strategic priorities, and financial oversight. Trustees receive a trustee information pack and participate in both internal and external training relevant to their roles.
1.5 Organisational structure and decision-making:
AAF is led by the Chief Executive, appointed by the Trustees to manage day-to-day operations. The Chief Executive operates under delegated authority approved by the Board, covering operational management, finance, staffing, and delivery. The senior management team includes the Director of Programmes and Heads of Sexual and Reproductive Health, Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG), European Projects, and Long-Term Health Conditions.
Trustees are responsible for setting strategy and policy and overseeing delivery. Trustees serve on sub-committees aligned to organisational priorities:
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Service Delivery and Welfare
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Finance and Fundraising
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Policy and Advocacy
Key management remuneration is reviewed and approved by trustees in the trustees’ meeting.
1.6 Partnerships:
AAF works with a range of partners including community groups, faith centres, voluntary organisations, local authorities, academic institutions, government departments, corporate partners, think tanks and collaborative agencies relevant to AAF aims, mission, vision, and values.
1.7 Risk Management:
The Trustees maintain a robust risk management framework, including:
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Annual review of strategic and operational risks
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Mitigation measures and internal controls
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Ongoing monitoring and review
Trustees are satisfied that appropriate systems are in place to manage financial, operational, safeguarding, and governance risks and that all insurable risks are adequately covered.
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1.8 Our Team
AAF is supported by a skilled and diverse team with strong professional expertise and cultural, faith, and language competencies. Many staff members have lived experience of the issues addressed by AAF, strengthening trust, relevance, and impact.
1.9 Volunteers:
AAF trains and supports community volunteers, including former service users, who contribute lived experience and play a vital role in outreach, peer support, and engagement.
1.10 Staff and Volunteer Wellbeing
The Trustees prioritise staff and volunteer wellbeing. AAF provides clinical supervision, reflective practice, and professional development opportunities to support emotional resilience, safeguarding, and high-quality service delivery.
1.11 Our Beneficiaries
AAF's mission is to support those disadvantaged and marginalised individuals experiencing poverty, isolation, those at risk or diagnosed with infectious diseases, long-term conditions, as well as those experiencing human rights violations, domestic abuse, harmful cultural practises, exploitation, and other forms of disadvantage in the UK, across Europe and Africa. We work towards these goals by facilitating appropriate access to services, placing beneficiaries at the centre of our work, and promoting diversity and choice.
2. Objectives and Activities
2.1 Mission:
AAF’s mission is to support disadvantaged and marginalised people experiencing poverty, ill-health, inequality, and exclusion by improving access to services, strengthening advocacy, and promoting dignity, choice and inclusion.
2.2 Aims:
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To relieve poverty and sickness in communities experiencing disadvantage, both in the UK and abroad
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To protect and preserve health and to improve the quality of life of those suffering from poor health
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To advance education by providing resources and platforms for learning.
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To promote the benefit of the public, the provision of facilities for recreation or other leisure time occupation of individuals who have need of such facilities by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disability, financial hardship, or social and economic circumstances or for the public at large in the interests of social welfare and with the object of improving their conditions of life
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To relieve the needs of the elderly and disabled.
2.3 Purpose
Our core purpose is to promote better health outcomes, safety and other life opportunities for disadvantaged and marginalised people through practical support, advocacy, campaigns, policy work, information, advice, guidance and training. We place the individuals and communities we serve at the centre of what we do, enabling them to have a voice and empowering them to influence decisions on issues that affect them
2.4 Values
AAF is committed to integrity and trust, excellence, inclusivity, transparency and collaboration. Service users’ satisfaction is at the centre of our work, and we are committed to delivering the highest quality of service delivery and outcomes for the communities we serve. We are open, accountable, and responsive to all our stakeholders and service users.
2.5 Grant Making
AAF does not make grants. The charity accepts donations in furtherance of its charitable objectives.
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2.6 Public Benefit:
In setting our objectives and planning our activities, all trustees have given serious consideration to the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit, in particular the advancement of health and wellbeing, social outcomes, sustainable independence, and promoting equality and diversity. We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults from harm and isolation. We work to empower and encourage our clients to actively lead on activities and processes that improve their circumstances and positively contribute to their communities.
3. Achievements and Performance
3.1 Our Services:
During the year, AAF delivered projects under the following categories: Violence Against Women and Girls
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Sexual and Reproductive Health
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Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG)
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Long-Term Conditions
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Mi-Health Europe 5. Training
3.2 HIV Peer Support
During the reporting year, the HIV Peer Support service provided tailored one-to-one support to 46 newly people living with HIV across Lewisham, Lambeth, Southwark and neighbouring areas, delivering a highly personalised and responsive service. Of those supported, 76% (35) identified as female and 20% (9) as male, with the majority identifying as Black African (76%) and Black Caribbean (20%), reflecting the service’s continued reach into communities most affected by HIV-related inequalities. 41% (19) of service users were new referrals, highlighting ongoing demand for peer-led support. Service users represented a wide age range, with 52% aged between 36–55, and a significant proportion (65%) living long-term with HIV for over 10 years, demonstrating the importance of sustained, long-term psychosocial support alongside clinical care.
The programme delivered 100 hours of structured one-to-one peer support and 189 hours of face-to-face advocacy, including accompaniment to clinic appointments and attendance at advocacy meetings. In addition, 45 women (98%) received HIV-related counselling, amounting to a combined 307 hours of emotional and therapeutic support, underscoring the service’s critical role in addressing mental wellbeing, stigma, and isolation. 41% (19) of service users were successfully referred and supported to access wider services, including immigration advice, housing support, financial assistance, hardship grants, food support, peer mentoring, and newly diagnosed programmes, improving stability and quality of life. Key learning from the year highlights the growing complexity of need among women living with HIV—particularly around mental health, immigration status, and financial insecurity—and reinforces the value of trusted, peer-led interventions in supporting long-term engagement in care, resilience, and wellbeing.
3.3 CASH Project:
CASH–Southwark (Community Axis for Sexual Health), operating under the slogan “Sensitising Community for Better Sexual Health Outcomes,” delivered a comprehensive, culturally responsive programme to reduce HIV-related stigma and improve prevention, testing and care engagement within Black communities. Across Q2–Q4, CASH delivered 34 outreach events, engaging 1,832 individuals through one-to-one interventions focused on HIV awareness, transmission, prevention, and wellbeing. The programme distributed over 4,500 condoms, 3,000+ informational leaflets, and 43 HIV self-test kits, while facilitating 58 in-depth PrEP conversations. A total of 245 HIV point-of-care tests were conducted, leading to the identification of 2 HIV reactive cases and 3 reactive syphilis cases, all of whom were successfully fast-tracked into appropriate clinical services, with additional peer support
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provided through AAF. CASH also supported re-engagement into care for individuals previously disengaged from treatment and linked newly diagnosed community members to ongoing support. These outcomes demonstrate CASH’s significant impact on improving early diagnosis, strengthening uptake of prevention, and addressing persistent health inequalities affecting Black communities in Southwark.
3.4 SHERO project
The SHERO Project aimed to empower Black and Caribbean women in Lambeth by increasing access to culturally appropriate sexual and reproductive health (SRH) information, reducing stigma, and strengthening community-led advocacy through a peer education model. Key objectives included recruiting and training Community Champions, increasing awareness of HIV prevention and wider SRH issues, creating safe spaces for open dialogue, and improving confidence in navigating health services. Between November 2024 and March 2025, the project recruited and trained 14 SHERO Community Champions through a four-session programme, supported by health professionals and partner organisations, and equipped them with a SHERO Champion Resource Booklet and branded resources to ensure consistent, accurate messaging. The project achieved a total reach of over 180 individuals, including 137 Black women engaged directly through group and one-to-one community outreach, alongside engagement with health professionals, community leaders, partner organisations, and stakeholders through training delivery, referral pathways, events, and collaborative activities. Impact included increased knowledge of HIV prevention (including PrEP and PEP), improved confidence among women to self-advocate within healthcare settings, reduced stigma around sexual and reproductive health discussions, and strengthened links between communities and services. Overall, SHERO demonstrated the effectiveness of culturally responsive, peer-led approaches in addressing SRH inequalities and building resilient, informed Black women’s communities.
3.5 PrEP and Prejudice Campaign Lewisham
Across Q1–Q4, the PrEP and Prejudice programme delivered a sustained, high-impact outreach and engagement programme across the London Borough of Lewisham, significantly increasing awareness of HIV prevention and access to PrEP within underserved communities. Over the reporting period, the team delivered 61+ outreach events across community settings including libraries, markets, universities, faith spaces, festivals, salons, barbershops, recovery services, and public events, reaching over 13,400 people in total. Of these, 3,600+ individuals engaged in one-to-one, in-depth PrEP conversations, with a substantial proportion completing the PrEP engagement questionnaire, resulting in over 180 expressions of interest in PrEP and more than 45 individuals successfully linked or booked into PrEP clinic appointments, several of whom have gone on to receive PrEP prescriptions. Alongside prevention work, the programme delivered over 110 POCT HIV and syphilis tests, distributed 250+ HIV self-testing kits, 20,000+ condoms, 4,900+ lubricants, and 14,000+ PrEP and sexual health leaflets, ensuring broad access to prevention tools and information. Capacity building was a core outcome, with the recruitment and training of 26 Community PrEP Champions, including champions upskilled as POCT testers, supported through regular refresher training, supervision, and group learning. The programme also strengthened systems-level impact by engaging 100+ professionals, community influencers, and stakeholders through conferences, council forums, social prescribing events, universities, radio programmes, and partnership meetings, leading to new referral pathways, regular university-based outreach, and expanded collaboration with housing, addiction, youth, and health services. Overall, the programme demonstrated strong reach, trusted community engagement, and measurable progress in reducing barriers to HIV prevention, while embedding PrEP awareness within community networks and professional systems across Lewisham.
3.6 The Nuru VAWG Project (Nuru is the umbrella name for all AAF VAWG projects)
The Nuru VAWG Project supports women and girls from the African diaspora who are at risk of, or experiencing, domestic and/or sexual abuse (DSA). “Nuru”, meaning “light” in Swahili, reflects the project’s commitment to safety, hope, and empowerment. During the reporting period, the project
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provided culturally sensitive, trauma-informed outreach and holistic emotional and practical support to women and children across South London. All services are confidential, non-judgemental, and client-centred, with tailored interventions responding to individual needs.
3.6.1 Objectives
The project seeks to strengthen systems of protection, support, and access to justice for women and girls affected by violence. It works collaboratively with statutory and voluntary sector partners to improve professional competence in responding to domestic abuse and supporting accountability for perpetrators, while raising awareness within African communities about violence against women and girls, its impacts, and legal consequences.
3.6.2 Our Approach
Support is delivered through personalised plans, including DASH-RIC risk assessments and safety planning. The project works closely with social services, the Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conference (MARAC), and law enforcement to secure safe accommodation and support survivors throughout the justice process. This includes assistance with family and criminal courts, non-molestation orders, Clare’s Law disclosures, and referrals to the National Centre for Domestic Violence. Survivors are also supported and referred for immigration and legal matters, including legal aid, No Recourse to Public Funds cases, Domestic Violence Destitution Concession applications, divorce proceedings, and housing advice.
3.6.3 Partnership and Community Empowerment
The Nuru VAWG Project is committed to ending violence against women and girls and ensuring that the voices of African diaspora survivors are heard. We work closely with social workers, psychologists, legal advisers, healthcare professionals, and specialist charities to provide coordinated support. Beyond crisis intervention, women are connected to mentoring, education, and employment opportunities, including programmes such as Luminary Bakery, to support long-term independence and stability.
3.6.4 Current Nuru Projects
The Nuru project includes Hidden Voices, Time2Know, FGM Specialist prevention services, Support and Training, Cultural Competency Training, and AAF’s Winter Campaign. Our team comprises a VAWG Service Manager, a specialist Family Support Worker and Independent Domestic Violence Advocates (IDVAs) and Housing Domestic Abuse and VAWG volunteers and champions
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3.6.5 Integrated Support Services and Reach
AAF’s integrated service model ensured holistic support for survivors. Women accessed HIV and sexual health advocacy, prevention, testing, and treatment; in-house counselling delivering trauma ‑ informed psychological support; and specialist Nuru VAWG advocacy offering emotional, practical, and legal assistance. This integrated model was particularly critical for survivors living with HIV, who face additional stigma and barriers to support.
3.6.6 Supporting Women Facing Multiple Disadvantages
Women affected by domestic abuse or FGM who are also living with HIV face compounded challenges. By recognising these intersecting needs, the project delivered integrated care addressing physical health, mental wellbeing, safeguarding, and legal stability simultaneously, reducing isolation and improving engagement with services.
3.6.7 Domestic and Sexual Abuse Awareness
DASH-RIC risk assessments and confidential, non-judgmental conversations played a central role in increasing awareness, enabling early identification, disclosure, and timely intervention for women experiencing domestic and sexual abuse.
3.6.8 FGM Awareness and Prevention
A comprehensive approach to FGM prevention and response was delivered, including professional ‑ training with local authorities, trauma informed FGM clinics, safeguarding prompt tools for professionals, specialist guidance for early intervention, referrals and accompaniment to specialist ‑ FGM gynaecology services (including transport support for those with NRPF), long term peer support, community awareness events, the Dynamic Women’s Forum and active participation in South London VAWG forums.
3.6.9 Well-being and Mental Health
Women were supported through one ‑ to ‑ one counselling and group ‑ based wellbeing activities, ‑ including journaling, self care workshops, parenting support, yoga, anxiety management and peer discussions. Specialist programmes such as Wonderfully Wired Brains supported parents and children with neurodiverse needs. Survivors were also supported to access sexual and reproductive health services, GP registration, gynaecological care, contraception, and mental health advocacy, strengthening resilience and sustained engagement with support.
3.6.10 Housing Outcomes
Safe and stable housing remained a critical priority. 4 survivors were supported into permanent housing with resettlement assistance, while the rest were supported through housing applications, assessments, and bidding processes. 30 survivors were awarded Band B priority status. 7 survivors ‑ were supported into the private rented sector, 3 into long term supported accommodation (refuges), and 6 were supported through the Sanctuary Scheme to remain safely in their homes. 5 survivors were in supported accommodation with Discretionary Housing Payments, clearing rent arrears and 9 survivors were granted Indefinite Leave to Remain and supported into local authority accommodation.
3.6.11 Children and Young People
We provided tailored support to 38 children and young people, including secondary school applications, therapeutic play sessions delivered individually and in groups, safeguarding advocacy, and support with CAFCASS and court processes. Families were supported through school and multi ‑ agency meetings. 17 children also benefited from holiday activities and trips, Christmas parcels, ‑ and digital safety, confidence building, and creative workshops.
Improving access to HIV prevention, testing and treatment remains our key priority and defines our continued engagement with mainly black African and migrant communities we work with as well as clinical services, policy makers and other stakeholders.
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3.6.12 Financial Stability
Financial resilience was strengthened through practical and financial support. 7 survivors were supported through the Essential Support Scheme for furniture and other household essentials, and 8 families received grants for family activities, education, and enrichment. £2,024.75 of debt was written off for one survivor, utilities and WaterHelp support were secured, council tax relief applications, 8 survivors in asylum accommodation opened UK bank accounts, 5 survivors received white goods, 3 were awarded UC50, 6 children engaged in sports and extracurricular activities, and 2 survivors were supported with university applications and student finance.
3.6.13 Education, Employment and Training
Education, employment, and training outcomes included 3 survivors supported into part ‑ time employment, 5 survivors engaged in education or training, and 6 laptops secured via TechAid for women and children. Survivors were supported in navigating complex administrative and correctional processes to sustain these outcomes.
3.6.14 Service User Feedback
Survivors consistently reported increased safety, confidence, and emotional recovery. One survivor shared: “I was broken mentally and physically. The support I received was life changing. I can talk freely and feel understood. The team helped me and my children in every way i.e. emotionally, practically, and with kindness. I don’t know where I would be without them.”
3.7 Long-Term Conditions
AAF focuses on long-term conditions that disproportionately affect Black and African diaspora communities, particularly where late diagnosis and poor access to prevention contribute to avoidable illness. Our work centres on early detection, community-led engagement and prevention, with a strong emphasis on cardiovascular health.
In partnership with King’s College London and King’s College Hospital, AAF continues to deliver the Hidden CKD programme, which identifies undiagnosed chronic kidney disease among people at increased risk. Evidence shows that CKD is frequently detected at advanced stages in Black communities, limiting treatment options and increasing the likelihood of dialysis or transplantation. Community-based screening focuses on urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio (uACR), alongside blood pressure and BMI, recognising the close links between hypertension, cardiovascular disease (CVD), and kidney health. To date, AAF has delivered over 80 outreach events across faith, community, and public settings, reaching more than 6,000 community members.
Building on this foundation, AAF has been commissioned by the South-East London Integrated Care Board to deliver a targeted hypertension and cardiovascular prevention programme, starting in April 2025, to strengthen early identification of high blood pressure and support engagement with primary care.
In addition, AAF is developing new work with prostate cancer research partners to improve awareness and early help-seeking among men from the African diaspora, addressing persistent inequalities in risk and outcomes.
Together, these initiatives demonstrate AAF’s commitment to reducing health inequalities through prevention, early diagnosis, and community-led approaches to long-term conditions and cardiovascular health.
3.8 Mi-Health Europe
Mi-Health Europe is an initiative of Africa Advocacy Foundation established to strengthen migrant-led health advocacy and improve collaboration between frontline migrant-led organisations across Europe. For over 4 years, Mi-Health has worked to address structural barriers to healthcare access and persistent health inequalities experienced by migrant communities.
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The initiative focuses on strengthening migrant participation in service delivery, facilitating the exchange of best practice, and advancing coordinated advocacy to influence health policy and practice at national and European levels.
3.8.1 Key Achievements and Impact
Mi-Health Europe has significantly expanded the Mi-Health HIV Partnership, a network of 12 community-led organisations operating across 11 European countries, working to address gaps across the HIV prevention, testing, and care continuum for migrants. Phase II of the partnership has expanded geographic coverage, with new partners added in Ireland and Spain, alongside organisations in Belgium, Cyprus, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden, and the UK.
During the first 8 months of implementation, partners reached migrants in highly precarious circumstances, including asylum seekers, refugees, undocumented migrants, sex workers, people who inject drugs, MSM migrants, and transgender migrants. Through targeted, community-led testing initiatives, 1,892 migrants were tested for HIV across participating countries.
The partnership has developed 56 culturally tailored educational resources in 9 languages, ensuring accessibility and relevance for diverse migrant communities. In addition, 4 community exchange forums were convened to share expertise, identify common challenges, and co-design practical solutions across countries.
3.8.2 Research, Data and Evidence Generation
Mi-Health Europe has prioritised evidence generation to inform policy and service improvement. 3 multi-country surveys have been developed and implemented:
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PrEP and Migrant Women
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PrEP and Migrants
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PrEP Knowledge and Practice among Healthcare Professionals
These studies are being conducted in collaboration with Maastricht University, with analysis focusing on testing gaps, barriers to care, linkage to services, and awareness and access to PrEP among migrant populations.
Data from Phase I of the Mi-Health Partnership has been analysed by RTI Health Solutions, in collaboration with Gilead Sciences, and will be presented at the EACS Conference in Paris in October 2025, contributing to the European evidence base on migrant health and HIV inequities.
3.8.3 Capacity Building and Community Leadership
Through the Mi-Care Programme, Mi-Health Europe delivered structured training to 30 migrant community advocates focused on health policy, HIV prevention, and PrEP advocacy. This training strengthened advocates’ capacity to engage confidently with health systems, policymakers, and European-level forums, reinforcing migrant leadership in health equity debates.
3.8.4 Policy Engagement and European Advocacy
Mi-Health Europe has actively engaged in EU-level policy processes, including participating in policy consultations, to ensure that migrant perspectives inform European health and social policy development. With DGA Group serving as our secretariat, AAF's engagement with EU institutions has strengthened its contributions to discussions on health equity, access to care, and migrant inclusion across policy domains.
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3.8.5 Health Without Borders: Migrant Stories and Visibility
In recognition of the importance of narrative and lived experience in shaping policy, Mi-Health Europe initiated Health Without Borders, a participatory photography project documenting migrants’ health journeys and challenges. Delivered in partnership with organisations in Greece and Italy- entry points for migrants into Europe; the project amplifies migrant voices, humanises policy debates and highlights the real-world consequences of exclusionary health systems.
3.9 Training and Capacity Building
AAF delivers specialist cultural competence and inclusion training to strengthen mainstream services' ability to work effectively with diverse communities. Our training programme supports frontline professionals across health, education, and social care to improve confidence, cultural awareness, and practical skills when engaging with individuals and families from diverse cultural, faith, and ethnic backgrounds.
Alongside professional training, AAF continues to invest in community leadership, equipping individuals with lived experience to become Community Champions who support outreach, awareness-raising, and peer engagement across our programmes. During the reporting year, AAF trained 60 Community Champions and 89 frontline health, education, and social care professionals, strengthening both statutory and community capacity to deliver culturally responsive, inclusive, and person-centred services across South London.
4. Financial review
4.1 Reserves policy
The Finance Committee of the Board of Trustees review the reserve policy of the organisation annually. Their decision on the level of reserve depends on the level of unrestricted funds available. For this year they decided that the current level of reserve should be maintained at least at a level equivalent to approximately three months' expenditure. The trustees consider that reserves at this level will ensure that, in the event of any significant drop in the organisation's funding, they will be able to continue AAF's current activities while consideration is given to ways in which additional funds may be raised.
The amount of total funds held as at 31 March 2025 was £1,097,841 (2024: £1,098,645). The amount of restricted funds held as at 31 March 2025 was £508,150 (2024: £312,682).
4.2 Principal funding sources
Funding was obtained from a variety of sources, as detailed in the report, with a mix of both statutory and non-statutory donors and supporters. The charity’s statement of financial activities is set out on page 15 and shows total incoming resources of £1,414,743 (2024: £1,233,043). For the year, there was net income resources of -£804 (2024: £18,014). Resources expended £1,415,547 (2024: £1,215,029). All AAF's assets are held for the furtherance of its objectives and are adequate and sufficient to meet its objectives.
The trustees' annual report was approved on 27 January 2026 and signed on behalf of the board of trustees by:
S Jauhar
Trustee – Chair
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Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of AFRICA ADVOCACY
FOUNDATION (continued)
Year ended 31 March 2025
Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of AFRICA ADVOCACY FOUNDATION (the 'charity') for the year ended 31 March 2025 which comprise the statement of financial activities, statement of financial position, statement of cash flows and the related notes, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including FRS 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
In our opinion the financial statements:
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give a true and fair view of the state of the charity's affairs as at 31 March 2025 and of its incoming resources and application of resources, including its income and expenditure, for the year then ended;
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have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice;
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have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011.
Basis for opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charity in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Conclusions relating to going concern
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 charity's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.
Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.
Other information
The other information comprises the information included in the annual report, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. The trustees are responsible for the other information. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.
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Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of AFRICA ADVOCACY
FOUNDATION (continued)
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We have nothing to report in this regard.
Matters on which we are required to report by exception
In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the charity and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the trustees' report.
We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Charities Act 2011 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:
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the information given in the trustees' report is inconsistent in any material respect with the financial statements; or
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adequate accounting records have not been kept; or
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the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or
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we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.
Responsibilities of trustees
As explained more fully in the trustees' responsibilities statement, the trustees are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are responsible for assessing the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the charity or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.
Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.
Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:
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We obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory requirements applicable to the charity. We considered that the most significant are those that relate to the reporting framework being FRS 102, Charities SORP (FRS 102), Anti-Money Laundering and
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We obtained an understanding of how the charity complies with these requirements by making enquiries of management and seeking representations from those charged with governance. We corroborated our understanding by reviewing supporting documentation.
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We inquired from management and those charged with governance as to any known instances of non-compliance or suspected non-compliance with laws and regulations. We
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Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of AFRICA ADVOCACY
FOUNDATION (continued)
Year ended 31 March 2025
designed our audit procedures to identify instances of non-compliance throughout the audit and remained alert to instances of non-compliance throughout the audit.
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We assessed the susceptibility of the charity’s financial statements to material misstatement, including how fraud might occur by considering the risk of management override of internal control and by designating incoming resources recognition as a fraud risk. We performed journal entry testing by specific risk criteria, with a focus on journals indicating large or unusual transactions based on our understanding of the business. We tested completeness of income through substantive tests performed, analytical review procedures and cut off tests on the incoming resources recognised.
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Where incoming resources were received from overseas, we requested supporting documentation to ensure that sufficient anti-money laundering documentation was in place.
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The charity is a regulated entity under the supervision of the Charities Commission. As such, the Senior Statutory Auditor considered the experience and expertise of the engagement team to ensure that the team had the appropriate competence and capabilities.
Due to the inherent limitations of an audit, there is a risk that we will not detect all irregularities, including those leading to a material misstatement in the financial statements or non-compliance with regulation. This risk increases the more that compliance with a law or regulation is removed from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, as we will be less likely to become aware of instances of non-compliance. The risk is also greater regarding irregularities occurring due to fraud rather than error, as fraud involves intentional concealment, forgery, collusion, omission or misrepresentation. However, the primary responsibility for prevention and detection of fraud rests with both management and those charged with governance of the company.
A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council's website at www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor's report.
As part of an audit in accordance with ISAs (UK), we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional scepticism throughout the audit. We also:
· Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.
· Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the internal control.
- Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by the trustees.
· Conclude on the appropriateness of the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor’s report to the related disclosures in the financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor’s report. However, future events or conditions may cause the charity to cease to continue as a going concern.
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Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of AFRICA ADVOCACY
FOUNDATION (continued)
Year ended 31 March 2025
- Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.
Use of our report
This report is made solely to the charity's members, as a body, in accordance with section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 and regulations made under section 154 of that Act. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charity's members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and the charity's members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.
Eric Ashong (Senior Statutory Auditor)
For and on behalf of Ashford Louis Chartered Certified Accountants & Statutory Auditors 187 High Road London E15 2BY
27 January 2026
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Statement of Financial Activities
Year ended 31 March 2025
| 2025 | 2024 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted | Restricted | ||||
| funds | funds | Total funds | Total funds | ||
| Note | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Income and endowments | |||||
| Donations and legacies | 4 | – | – | – | 218 |
| Charitable activities | 5 | 374,809 | 1,034,294 | 1,409,103 | 1,225,877 |
| Investment income | 6 | 5,640 | – | 5,640 | 6,948 |
| -------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------- | ||
| Total income | 380,449 | 1,034,294 | 1,414,743 | 1,233,043 | |
| ================================ | ========================================= | ========================================= | ========================================= | ||
| Expenditure | |||||
| Expenditure on charitable activities | 7,8 | 569,969 | 820,470 | 1,390,439 | 1,153,695 |
| Other expenditure | 10 | 6,752 | 18,356 | 25,108 | 61,334 |
| -------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------- | ||
| Total expenditure | 576,721 | 838,826 | 1,415,547 | 1,215,029 | |
| ================================ | ========================================= | ========================================= | ========================================= | ||
| -------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------- | ||
| Net (expenditure)/income and net | |||||
| movement in funds | (196,272) | 195,468 | (804) | 18,014 | |
| ================================ | ========================================= | ========================================= | ========================================= | ||
| Reconciliation of funds | |||||
| Total funds brought forward | 785,963 | 312,682 | 1,098,645 | 1,080,631 | |
| -------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------- | ||
| Total funds carried forward | 589,691 | 508,150 | 1,097,841 | 1,098,645 | |
| ================================ | ========================================= | ========================================= | ========================================= |
The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.
The notes on pages 18 to 27 form part of these financial statements.
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Statement of Financial Position
31 March 2025
| 2025 | 2024 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Note | £ | £ | £ | |
| Fixed assets | ||||
| Tangible fixed assets | 14 | 305,947 | 316,131 | |
| Current assets | ||||
| Debtors | 15 | 481,593 | 122,422 | |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 597,489 | 1,152,489 | ||
| ----------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------- | |||
| 1,079,082 | 1,274,911 | |||
| Creditors: amounts falling due within one year | 16 | 287,188 | 492,397 | |
| ----------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------- | |||
| Net current assets | 791,894 | 782,514 | ||
| ----------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------- | |||
| Total assets less current liabilities | 1,097,841 | 1,098,645 | ||
| ----------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------- | |||
| Net assets | 1,097,841 | 1,098,645 | ||
| ========================================= | ========================================= | |||
| Funds of the charity | ||||
| Restricted funds | 508,150 | 312,682 | ||
| Unrestricted funds | 589,691 | 785,963 | ||
| ----------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------- | |||
| Total charity funds | 19 | 1,097,841 ========================================= |
1,098,645 ========================================= |
These financial statements were approved by the board of trustees and authorised for issue on 27 January 2026, and are signed on behalf of the board by:
J Mashatte Trustee
The notes on pages 18 to 27 form part of these financial statements.
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Statement of Cash Flows
Year ended 31 March 2025
| 2025 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | |
| Cash flows from operating activities | ||
| Net (expenditure)/income | (804) | 18,014 |
| Adjustments for: | ||
| Depreciation of tangible fixed assets | 10,184 | 10,179 |
| Other interest receivable and similar income | (5,640) | (6,948) |
| Interest payable and similar charges | 309 | 238 |
| Accrued (income)/expenses | (250,641) | 11,497 |
| Changes in: | ||
| Trade and other debtors | (86,085) | (53,858) |
| Trade and other creditors | (227,654) | 147,025 |
| -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | |
| Cash generated from operations | (560,331) | 126,147 |
| Interest paid | (309) | (238) |
| Interest received | 5,640 | 6,948 |
| -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | |
| Net cash (used in)/from operating activities | (555,000) | 132,857 |
| ================================ | ================================ | |
| Cash flows from investing activities | ||
| Purchase of tangible assets | – | (5,660) |
| -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | – | (5,660) |
| ================================ | ================================ | |
| Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents | (555,000) | 127,197 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year | 1,152,489 | 1,025,292 |
| ----------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------- | |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of year | 597,489 | 1,152,489 |
| ========================================= | ========================================= |
The notes on pages 18 to 27 form part of these financial statements.
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AFRICA ADVOCACY FOUNDATION
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year ended 31 March 2025
1. General information
The charity is a public benefit entity and a registered charity in England and Wales and is unincorporated. The address of the principal office is 76 Elmer Road, London, SE6 2ER.
2. Statement of compliance
These financial statements have been prepared in compliance with FRS 102, 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland', the Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (Charities SORP (FRS 102)) and the Charities Act 2011.
3. Accounting policies
Basis of preparation
The financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis, as modified by the revaluation of certain financial assets and liabilities and investment properties measured at fair value through income or expenditure.
The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the entity.
Going concern
Having reviewed the charity's financial activities, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, a period of not less than 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements.
Therefore, the trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2025.
Disclosure exemptions
The entity satisfies the criteria of being a qualifying entity as defined in FRS 102. As such, advantage has been taken of the following disclosure exemptions available under paragraph 1.12 of FRS 102: (a) Disclosures in respect of financial instruments have not been presented.
Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty
The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported. These estimates and judgements are continually reviewed and are based on experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.
Fund accounting
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees to further any of the charity's purposes.
Designated funds are unrestricted funds earmarked by the trustees for particular future project or commitment.
Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure declared by the donor or through the terms of an appeal and fall into one of two sub-classes: restricted income funds or endowment funds.
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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 31 March 2025
3. Accounting policies (continued)
Incoming resources
All incoming resources are included in the statement of financial activities when entitlement has passed to the charity; it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the charity and the amount can be reliably measured. The following specific policies are applied to particular categories of income:
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income from donations or grants is recognised when there is evidence of entitlement to the gift, receipt is probable and its amount can be measured reliably.
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legacy income is recognised when receipt is probable and entitlement is established.
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income from donated goods is measured at the fair value of the goods unless this is impractical to measure reliably, in which case the value is derived from the cost to the donor or the estimated resale value. Donated facilities and services are recognised in the accounts when received if the value can be reliably measured. No amounts are included for the contribution of general volunteers.
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income from contracts for the supply of services is recognised with the delivery of the contracted service. This is classified as unrestricted funds unless there is a contractual requirement for it to be spent on a particular purpose and returned if unspent, in which case it may be regarded as restricted.
Resources expended
Expenditure is recognised on an accruals basis as a liability is incurred. Expenditure includes any VAT which cannot be fully recovered, and is classified under headings of the statement of financial activities to which it relates:
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expenditure on raising funds includes the costs of all fundraising activities, events, non-charitable trading activities, and the sale of donated goods.
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expenditure on charitable activities includes all costs incurred by a charity in undertaking activities that further its charitable aims for the benefit of its beneficiaries, including those support costs and costs relating to the governance of the charity apportioned to charitable activities.
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other expenditure includes all expenditure that is neither related to raising funds for the charity nor part of its expenditure on charitable activities.
All costs are allocated to expenditure categories reflecting the use of the resource. Direct costs attributable to a single activity are allocated directly to that activity. Shared costs are apportioned between the activities they contribute to on a reasonable, justifiable and consistent basis.
Tangible assets
Tangible assets are initially recorded at cost and subsequently stated at cost less any accumulated depreciation and impairment losses. Any tangible assets carried at revalued amounts are recorded at the fair value at the date of revaluation less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses.
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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 31 March 2025
3. Accounting policies (continued)
Tangible assets (continued)
An increase in the carrying amount of an asset as a result of a revaluation, is recognised in other recognised gains and losses, unless it reverses a charge for impairment that has previously been recognised as expenditure within the statement of financial activities. A decrease in the carrying amount of an asset as a result of revaluation, is recognised in other recognised gains and losses, except to which it offsets any previous revaluation gain, in which case the loss is shown within other recognised gains and losses on the statement of financial activities.
Depreciation
Depreciation is calculated so as to write off the cost or valuation of an asset, less its residual value, over the useful economic life of that asset as follows:
| Freehold property | - | 2% straight line |
|---|---|---|
| Equipment | - | 25% straight line |
Impairment of fixed assets
A review for indicators of impairment is carried out at each reporting date, with the recoverable amount being estimated where such indicators exist. Where the carrying value exceeds the recoverable amount, the asset is impaired accordingly. Prior impairments are also reviewed for possible reversal at each reporting date.
For the purposes of impairment testing, when it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, an estimate is made of the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs. The cash-generating unit is the smallest identifiable group of assets that includes the asset and generates cash inflows that largely independent of the cash inflows from other assets or groups of assets.
For impairment testing of goodwill, the goodwill acquired in a business combination is, from the acquisition date, allocated to each of the cash-generating units that are expected to benefit from the synergies of the combination, irrespective of whether other assets or liabilities of the charity are assigned to those units.
4. Donations and legacies
| Unrestricted | Total Funds | Unrestricted | Total Funds | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funds | 2025 | Funds | 2024 | ||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| Donations | – | – | 218 | 218 | |
| ============== | ============== | ============== | ============== | ||
| 5. | Charitable activities | ||||
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total Funds | |||
| Funds | Funds | 2025 | |||
| £ | £ | £ | |||
| Other income from charitable activities | 374,809 | 1,034,294 | 1,409,103 | ||
| ================================ | ========================================= | ========================================= |
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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 31 March 2025
5. Charitable activities (continued)
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total Funds | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funds | Funds | 2024 | ||||
| £ | £ | £ | ||||
| Other income from charitable activities | 468,267 | 757,610 | 1,225,877 | |||
| ================================ | ================================ | ========================================= | ||||
| 6. | Investment income | |||||
| Unrestricted | Total Funds | Unrestricted | Total Funds | |||
| Funds | 2025 | Funds | 2024 | |||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |||
| Bank interest received | 5,640 | 5,640 | 6,948 | 6,948 | ||
| ======================= | ======================= | ======================= | ======================= | |||
| 7. | Expenditure on charitable activities by fund type | |||||
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total Funds | ||||
| Funds | Funds | 2025 | ||||
| £ | £ | £ | ||||
| Charitable activity costs | 517,352 | 702,850 | 1,220,202 | |||
| Support costs | 52,617 | 117,620 | 170,237 | |||
| -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------- | ||||
| 569,969 | 820,470 | 1,390,439 | ||||
| ================================ | ================================ | ========================================= | ||||
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total Funds | ||||
| Funds | Funds | 2024 | ||||
| £ | £ | £ | ||||
| Charitable activity costs | 361,511 | 611,917 | 973,428 | |||
| Support costs | 68,711 | 111,556 | 180,267 | |||
| -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------- | ||||
| 430,222 | 723,473 | 1,153,695 | ||||
| ================================ | ================================ | ========================================= | ||||
| 8. | Expenditure on charitable activities by activity | type | ||||
| Activities | ||||||
| undertaken | Support | Total funds | Total fund | |||
| directly | costs | 2025 | 2024 | |||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |||
| Charitable activity costs | 1,220,202 | 160,053 | 1,380,255 | 1,143,516 | ||
| Governance costs | – | 10,184 | 10,184 | 10,179 | ||
| ----------------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------- | |||
| 1,220,202 | 170,237 | 1,390,439 | 1,153,695 | |||
| ========================================= | ================================ | ========================================= | ========================================= | |||
| Analysis of Charitable activity costs | ||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||
| £ | £ | |||||
| Staff costs | 389,185 | 306,440 | ||||
| Partnership activity costs | 46,226 | 70,772 | ||||
| Other direct project activity costs | 784,791 | 596,216 | ||||
| ----------------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | |||||
| 1,220,202 | 973,428 | |||||
| ========================================= | ================================ |
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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 31 March 2025
9. Analysis of support costs
| Analysis of | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| support costs | Total 2025 | Total 2024 | ||
| £ | £ | £ | ||
| Staff costs | 85,442 | 85,442 | 87,712 | |
| General office | 41,736 | 41,736 | 49,834 | |
| Finance costs | 309 | 309 | 238 | |
| Governance costs | 10,184 | 10,184 | 10,179 | |
| Other support costs | 32,566 | 32,566 | 32,304 | |
| -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | ||
| 170,237 | 170,237 | 180,267 | ||
| ================================ | ================================ | ================================ | ||
| 10. | Other expenditure | |||
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total Funds | ||
| Funds | Funds | 2025 | ||
| £ | £ | £ | ||
| Audit Fees | 1,936 | 5,264 | 7,200 | |
| Meetings and conferences | – | – | – | |
| Trustees' expenses | 731 | 1,988 | 2,719 | |
| Repairs and maintenance | 3,230 | 8,779 | 12,009 | |
| Travel expenses | 855 | 2,325 | 3,180 | |
| ----------------------- | ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- | ||
| 6,752 | 18,356 | 25,108 | ||
| ======================= | ============================ | ============================ | ||
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total Funds | ||
| Funds | Funds | 2024 | ||
| £ | £ | £ | ||
| Audit Fees | 2,478 | 4,022 | 6,500 | |
| Meetings and conferences | 305 | 495 | 800 | |
| Trustees' expenses | 515 | 835 | 1,350 | |
| Repairs and maintenance | 14,337 | 28,333 | 42,670 | |
| Travel expenses | 3,817 | 6,197 | 10,014 | |
| ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- | ||
| 21,452 | 39,882 | 61,334 | ||
| ============================ | ============================ | ============================ | ||
| 11. | Net (expenditure)/income | |||
| Net (expenditure)/income is stated after | charging/(crediting): | |||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||
| £ | £ | |||
| Depreciation of tangible fixed assets | 10,184 ============================ |
10,179 ============================ |
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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 31 March 2025
12. Staff costs
| The total staff costs and employee benefits for the reporting period are analysed as | The total staff costs and employee benefits for the reporting period are analysed as | follows: |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| £ | £ | |
| Wages and salaries | 423,913 | 342,864 |
| Social security costs | 38,297 | 31,220 |
| Employer contributions to pension plans | 15,428 | 11,561 |
| Other employee benefits | 5,989 | 8,507 |
| -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | |
| 483,627 ================================ |
394,152 ================================ |
The average head count of employees during the year was 13 (2024: 9). The average number of full-time equivalent employees during the year is analysed as follows:
| 2025 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| No. | No. | |
| Total number of staff | 13 | 9 |
| ============== | ============== | |
| The number of employees whose remuneration for the year fell within the following | bands, were: | |
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| No. | No. | |
| £60,000 to £69,999 | 2 | 2 |
| ============== | ============== |
13. Trustee remuneration and expenses
There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 March 2025 nor for the year ended 31 March 2024. However, trustees were paid out of pocket expenses to attend meetings and events. Details of these payments are disclosed in the financial statement for the year.
14. Tangible fixed assets
| Land and | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| buildings | Equipment | Total | |
| £ | £ | £ | |
| Cost | |||
| At 1 April 2024 and 31 March 2025 | 420,114 | 59,456 | 479,570 |
| ================================ | ============================ | ================================ | |
| Depreciation | |||
| At 1 April 2024 | 108,591 | 54,848 | 163,439 |
| Charge for the year | 8,406 | 1,778 | 10,184 |
| -------------------------------- | ---------------------------- | -------------------------------- | |
| At 31 March 2025 | 116,997 | 56,626 | 173,623 |
| ================================ | ============================ | ================================ | |
| Carrying amount | |||
| At 31 March 2025 | 303,117 | 2,830 | 305,947 |
| ================================ | ============================ | ================================ | |
| At 31 March 2024 | 311,523 | 4,608 | 316,131 |
| ================================ | ============================ | ================================ |
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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 31 March 2025
15. Debtors
| 2025 | 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | ||
| Prepayments and accrued income | 349,700 | 68,564 | |
| Other debtors | 131,893 | 53,858 | |
| -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | ||
| 481,593 | 122,422 | ||
| ================================ | ================================ | ||
| 16. | Creditors: amounts falling due within one year | ||
| 2025 | 2024 | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| Accruals and deferred income | 273,059 | 436,599 | |
| Social security and other taxes | 10,827 | 9,910 | |
| Pension payable | 2,686 | 2,168 | |
| Other creditors | 616 | 43,720 | |
| -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | ||
| 287,188 | 492,397 | ||
| ================================ | ================================ | ||
| 17. | Deferred income | ||
| 2025 | 2024 | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| Amount deferred in year | 209,326 ================================ |
395,311 ================================ |
18. Pensions and other post-retirement benefits
Defined contribution plans
The amount recognised in income or expenditure as an expense in relation to defined contribution plans was £15,428 (2024: £11,561).
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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 31 March 2025
19. Analysis of charitable funds
Unrestricted funds
| Unrestricted funds | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At | |||||
| At | 31 March | 20 | |||
| 1 April 2024 | Income | Expenditure | 25 | ||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| Unrestricted Fund | 589,691 | 5,640 | (5,640) | 589,691 |
|
| Kings College London | – | 127,093 | (127,093) | – | |
| NHS NEL CSU (FTC) - Stigma Project | – | – | – | – | |
| The London Borough of Lambeth | 41,878 | 70,138 | (112,016) | – | |
| Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham | |||||
| Borough | 36,773 | 79,015 | (115,788) | – | |
| National Health Service (NHS) South | |||||
| East London ICB | – | 8,000 | (8,000) | – | |
| Embrace UK Community Support | |||||
| Centre | – | 5,424 | (5,424) | – | |
| Research Triangle Institute | – | 12,837 | (12,837) | – | |
| HIV Prevention England- I Test | 17,000 | 17,304 | (34,304) | – | |
| The London Borough of Lewisham | 23,040 | 52,967 | (76,007) | – | |
| The London Borough of Southwark | 77,581 | – | (77,581) | – | |
| UK Health Security Agency | – | – | – | – | |
| Other miscellaneous funds | – | 2,031 | (2,031) | – | |
| -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | ||
| 785,963 | 380,449 | (576,721) | 589,691 |
||
| ================================ | ================================ | ================================ | ================================ | ||
| At | |||||
| At | 31 March | 20 | |||
| 1 April 2023 | Income | Expenditure | 24 | ||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| Unrestricted Fund | 623,545 | 8,747 | (42,601) | 589,691 |
|
| Elton John AIDS Foundation | 3,263 | – | (3,263) | – | |
| Estee Lauder | 964 | – | (964) | – | |
| Gilead Sciences UK - Peer | |||||
| Support | 2,539 | – | (2,539) | – | |
| Healthy London Partnership - | |||||
| Champions | 13,390 | – | (13,390) | – | |
| Healthy London Partnership - Faith | 721 | – | (721) | – | |
| Healthy London Partnership - Volt | 16,708 | – | (16,708) | – | |
| Kings College London | 111 | 54,228 | (54,339) | – | |
| NHS NEL CSU (FTC) - Stigma Project | 1,389 | – | (1,389) | – | |
| The London Borough of Lambeth | 24,810 | 75,570 | (58,502) | 41,878 |
|
| Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham | |||||
| Borough | 26,780 | 63,410 | (53,417) | 36,773 |
|
| National Health Service (NHS) South | |||||
| East London ICB | – | – | – | – | |
| Open Society Foundations | 4,734 | 68,516 | (73,250) | – | |
| Embrace UK Community Support | |||||
| Centre | – | – | – | – | |
| Research Triangle Institute | – | – | – | – | |
| HIV Prevention England- I Test | 16,215 | 24,677 | (23,892) | 17,000 |
|
| The London Borough of Lewisham | 23,112 | 60,000 | (60,072) | 23,040 |
|
| The London Borough of Southwark | – | 99,000 | (21,419) | 77,581 |
|
| UK Health Security Agency | – | 21,285 | (21,285) | – | |
| Other miscellaneous funds | 3,923 | – | (3,923) | – | |
| -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | ||
| 762,204 | 475,433 | (451,674) | 785,963 |
||
| ================================ | ================================ | ================================ | ================================ |
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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 31 March 2025
19. Analysis of charitable funds (continued)
Restricted funds
| Restricted funds | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At | |||||
| At | 31 March | 20 | |||
| 1 April 2024 | Income | Expenditure | 25 | ||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| Restricted Fund | 312,682 | – | – | 312,682 | |
| City Bridge Trust - OVN | – | 68,750 | (68,750) | – | |
| Comic Relief - Global Majority Fund | – | – | – | – | |
| Comic Relief - Winter Campaign | – | 32,055 | (32,055) | – | |
| Gilead Sciences Europe - Mi-Health | |||||
| HIV Partnership | – | 536,540 | (341,072) | 195,468 |
|
| Masonic Charitable Foundation | – | 43,300 | (43,300) | – | |
| Merck Sharpe & Dohme | – | 37,275 | (37,275) | – | |
| National Health Service (NHS) - Blood | – | 13,100 | (13,100) | – | |
| National Lottery Community Fund - | |||||
| UZIMA | – | 193,274 | (193,274) | – | |
| ViiV Healthcare Europe - Mi Health | |||||
| Europe | – | 110,000 | (110,000) | – | |
| Comic Relief - Winter Fund | – | – | – | – | |
| -------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | ||
| 312,682 | 1,034,294 | (838,826) | 508,150 |
||
| ================================ | ========================================= | ================================ | ================================ | ||
| At | |||||
| At | 31 March | 20 | |||
| 1 April 2023 | Income | Expenditure | 24 | ||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| Restricted Fund | 311,534 | – | 1,148 | 312,682 | |
| City Bridge Trust - OVN | 264 | 140,884 | (141,148) | – | |
| Comic Relief - Global Majority Fund | – | 4,000 | (4,000) | – | |
| Comic Relief - Winter Campaign | – | – | – | – | |
| Gilead Sciences Europe - Mi-Health | |||||
| HIV Partnership (1) | 5,506 | 120,359 | (125,865) | – | |
| Gilead Sciences Europe - Mi-Health | |||||
| HIV Partnership | – | 194,890 | (194,890) | – | |
| Masonic Charitable Foundation | – | – | – | – | |
| Merck Sharpe & Dohme | – | 27,645 | (27,645) | – | |
| National Health Service (NHS) - Blood | – | – | – | – | |
| National Lottery Community Fund - | |||||
| UZIMA | 1,123 | 50,180 | (51,303) | – | |
| ViiV Healthcare Europe - Mi Health | |||||
| Europe | – | 86,710 | (86,710) | – | |
| Comic Relief - Winter Fund | – | 132,942 | (132,942) | – | |
| -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | ||
| 318,427 | 757,610 | (763,355) | 312,682 |
||
| ================================ | ================================ | ================================ | ================================ |
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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 31 March 2025
20. Analysis of net assets between funds
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total Funds | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Funds | Funds | 2025 | |
| £ | £ | £ | |
| Tangible fixed assets | 303,117 | 2,830 | 305,947 |
| Current assets | 294,436 | 784,646 | 1,079,082 |
| Creditors less than 1 year | (7,862) | (279,326) | (287,188) |
| -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------- | |
| Net assets | 589,691 | 508,150 | 1,097,841 |
| ================================ | ================================ | ========================================= | |
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total Funds | |
| Funds | Funds | 2024 | |
| £ | £ | £ | |
| Tangible fixed assets | 311,523 | 4,608 | 316,131 |
| Current assets | 527,669 | 747,242 | 1,274,911 |
| Creditors less than 1 year | (53,229) | (439,168) | (492,397) |
| -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------- | |
| Net assets | 785,963 | 312,682 | 1,098,645 |
| ================================ | ================================ | ========================================= | |
| Analysis of changes in net debt | |||
| At | |||
| At 1 Apr 2024 | Cash flows | 31 Mar 2025 | |
| £ | £ | £ | |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 1,152,489 | (555,000) | 597,489 |
| ========================================= | ================================ | ================================ |
21. Analysis of changes in net debt
22. Related parties
There are no related party transactions or balances during the year.
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