Read Horn of Africa

Analysis

Read Horn of Africa is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08906641). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Read Horn of Africa reported income of £19k and spending of £21k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £32k to £19k (-42%), an average of -13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2024, when income rose by 82%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Read Horn of Africa sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Empower the Gambia (£19k), Shree Prajapati Association Coventry (£19k) and Rushwick Village Hall (£19k).