FOOD FOR THOUGHT

This outfit does what it says on the tin, providing food in emergencies but also helping communities feed themselves over the long term - and it appears to be successful and culturally sensitive in helping enormous numbers of people. The annual report gives good information on future plans, but we don't think we're greedy to want a few more details about the finances.

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QUALITY OF REPORTING What is this?	70%
How much info does the charity want to share? This score, taken from our search for 43 key points in the annual report, gives the answer. Top mark is 100%. Anything over 70% is a good effort.
SIZE OF CHARITY... What is this?	Medium
We only profile the largest charities in England & Wales, and our sizes are relative to the largest and smallest among them. So where we describe a charity as 'Small', it is still much larger than the national average.
HIGHEST SALARY What is this?	Under £60k
Taken from the vague bandings given in annual reports; note that 'Under £60k' could be £9k or £59k. Nonetheless the number of bars should roughly correlate with the 'Size of charity' bars.
RESERVES WOULD LAST... What is this?	1 month
If income dried up, how long could work continue? 3-12 months is normal. Less may be precarious. 12+ months may be over-cautious (or if very high, may represent the value of the charity's property).
ETHICAL INVESTMENT POLICY What is this?	Unknown
We asked the charity if it has an ethical investment policy. If yes, it gets an angel. Those with no policy but which don't invest in tobacco/arms get a halo. Those without investments, or who didn't respond, appear neutral. Those with stakes in arms/tobacco get a fallen angel.

But don't take our word for it...

• The charity's website [1]
• GuideStar summary [2]
• Charity Commission link to annual report [3]

The Action Against Hunger international network is one of the leading organisations in the fight against hunger. In 2005, our international teams helped 4.2 million people in 40 of the world’s poorest countries.
People are at the heart of our work: the families we help, our dedicated and committed aid workers, volunteers and supporters, all united against hunger.
For our latest accounts and more information on how you can help, please go to www.aahuk.org [4].