Africa Services International

Analysis

Africa Services International is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Emma Chris Way. It was registered in June 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03371156). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Africa Services International reported income of £770k and spending of £958k, spending 124% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £637k to £770k (+21%), an average of +4.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 129% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Africa Services International sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire Charity (£770k), The International Medical Education Trust (£770k) and Niwe Eating Distress Service Trading As Eating Distress North East (£770k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 66% and charitable activities 34%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £396k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 4 people.

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.