Phakamisa UK

Analysis

Phakamisa UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bolton. It was registered in February 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides human resources, provides services and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Phakamisa UK reported income of £57k and spending of £64k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £72k to £57k (-20%), an average of -5.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 113%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Phakamisa UK sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Peace Centre Uganda (£57k), Langworthy Community Church Trust (£57k) and The Eric W Vincent Trust Fund (£57k).