ActionAid has reported a drop of more than 5 per cent in the number of regular givers – its main source of income – in its annual accounts for the year 2013.

But its newly-published accounts for the year ending 31 December 2013 also show its total income rose 7 per cent in the year, from £59.5m in 2012 to £63.7m in 2013.

ActionAid says this was driven by a large single donation received late in 2013 and funds for its Typhoon Haiyan appeal in the Philippines.

ActionAid reports that 2013 had been a challenging year for getting new supporters and that its regulator donation base has shrunk by more than 5 per cent to 135,225 people.

At £34.6m, committed giving made up 54 per cent of ActionAid’s income in 2013.

ActionAid’s income from trusts and foundations increased for the fourth year in a row and its income from governments increased by £0.9m.

The number of people earning over £60,000 at the charity dropped from eight in 2012 to five people last year.

ActionAid’s highest paid employee – its executive director Richard Miller – saw a pay increase just under £3,000. He was paid £91,927 in 2013, a slight increase on £88,933 in 2012.