Act 4 Africa

Analysis

Act 4 Africa is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04276635). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Act 4 Africa reported income of £88k and spending of £73k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £100k to £88k (-12%), an average of -3.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Act 4 Africa sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Cleeves and Whitehead Trust (£88k), Homeless in Teignbridge Support (£88k) and Leicestershire Wildlife Hospital Trust (£88k).