Friends of Mulanje Orphans

Analysis

Friends of Mulanje Orphans is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Preston. It was registered in February 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Friends of Mulanje Orphans reported income of £92k and spending of £72k, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £45k to £92k (+106%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 124%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Friends of Mulanje Orphans sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Internet of Production UK (£92k), Shooting Star Cancer Support (£92k) and Time Norfolk (£92k).