Karibuni Children

Analysis

Karibuni Children is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Aylesbury. It was registered in March 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Karibuni Children reported income of £324k and spending of £376k, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £291k to £324k (+11%), an average of +2.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 15%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Karibuni Children sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gates of Praise International Christian Centre (£324k), The Genies Wish Charity (£324k) and Sangat Community Association (£324k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.