Mechanics for Africa

Analysis

Mechanics for Africa is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in April 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides other finance, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Mechanics for Africa reported income of £171k and spending of £171k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £100k to £171k (+70%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 74%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Mechanics for Africa sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Star Trust (East Midlands) Ltd (£171k), The Hereford Society for Aiding the Industrious (£171k) and Lambeth Chinese Community Association (£171k).