Rural Extension with Africa's Poor

Analysis

Rural Extension with Africa's Poor is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Reading. It was registered in April 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Rural Extension with Africa's Poor reported income of £34k and spending of £34k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £34k to £34k (+1.3%), an average of +0.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Rural Extension with Africa's Poor sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Al - Amaanah Foundation (UK) (£34k), Wellow Group Riding for the Disabled (£34k) and Butterfield's Edward Johnson Trust (£34k).

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.