Action in Africa

Analysis

Action in Africa is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ashtead. It was registered in December 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Action in Africa reported income of £63k and spending of £60k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £37k to £63k (+69%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 115%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Action in Africa sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rotary Club of the North Cotswolds Trust Fund (£63k), Calne and District Community Link Scheme (£63k) and Mistley Village Hall (£63k).