What is accountability?
Accountability isn't just about processes and systems – it's a core organisational value which governs:
- our behaviour
- the way we approach partnership
- how we go about implementing our work
We're working towards a set of cross-organisational accountability standards, against which we monitor and report our performance.
Who are we accountable to?
We refer to the following groups as our 'stakeholders', and they include:
- the poor and marginalised communities whom we exist to serve
- our partner organisations
- our donors and supporters
- our sponsoring churches
- staff and management
- our allies, suppliers, regulators and those we seek to influence
- the media and wider public
Find out what Christian Aid has done, and is doing, to protect the communities we seek to help, our partners and staff.
Read our annual reports
We're always striving to strengthen our accountability practice.
- read our current annual report and accounts
- see our global results
Our practice
We produce regular reports to share the work we are doing to achieve our mission. We regularly evaluate our work in a range of different ways, identifying learning, successes and challenges.
Past annual reports
- Annual report 2023/24
- Annual report 2022/23
- Annual report 2021/22
- Annual report 2020/21
- Annual report 2019/20
- Annual report 2018/19
- Annual report 2017/18
- Annual report 2016/17
- Annual report 2015/16
- Annual report 2014/15
- Annual report 2013/14
- Annual report 2012/13
See every annual review of our work, including our income and expenditure, dating back to 2006/07.
Our other important policies
Further reading about our important policies around keeping our staff, partners, and the communities we work with globally safe, and financial information.
Older documents and reports:
- Stakeholder report
- Value for money
- How our staff are paid
- Guidance on whistleblowing
- Safeguarding Policy
Find answers to some frequently asked questions, or send us a message with your questions, comments or feedback. You can also update your personal details held by us.