Nelson Mandela Children's Fund (UK)

Analysis

Nelson Mandela Children's Fund (UK) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03207203). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Nelson Mandela Children's Fund (UK) reported income of £101k and spending of £76k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £265k to £101k (-62%), an average of -22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 205%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Nelson Mandela Children's Fund (UK) sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mission Remission (£101k), Shalford Village Hall (Surrey) (£101k) and The Cathedral Preschool and Playgroup (£101k).