Camfed International

Analysis

Camfed International is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridgeshire. It was registered in November 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02874653). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Camfed International reported income of £117.5m and spending of £85.1m, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £50.4m to £117.5m (+133%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 91%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Camfed International sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Against Malaria Foundation (£113.9m), The CH Foundation (UK) (£119.3m) and Walk Wheel Cycle Trust (£110.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 61%, charitable activities 36% and investments 2.7%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £533k. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 5.0%. Reserves of £12.5m would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 524 people.