African Community School

Analysis

African Community School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in United Kingdom. It was registered in August 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, African Community School reported income of £511k and spending of £323k, leaving 37% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £290k to £511k (+76%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 115%. Over the whole period it spent 71% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, African Community School 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 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dartmouth United Charities (£511k), The Bristol Benevolent Institution (£511k) and Food for All (£511k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £90k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.