Go Africa

Analysis

Go Africa is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sutton Coldfield. It was registered in September 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Go Africa reported income of £32k and spending of £19k, leaving 40% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £9,118 to £32k (+256%), an average of +37% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 111%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 1,223 England and Wales charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Go Africa sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% 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 The Juniper Trust (£32k), The Mothers' Union Diocese of Peterborough (£33k) and Maswell Park Church (£31k).