Stand Up for Africa

Analysis

Stand Up for Africa is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04889316). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending September 2024, Stand Up for Africa reported income of £68k and spending of £82k, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2024, income fell from £76k to £68k (-10%), an average of -3.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2024, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Stand Up for Africa sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Cracoe and Rylstone Community Fund (£68k), The Ogmore-By-Sea Village Hall Association (£69k) and English4all in Leeds (£68k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.