Good Governance Africa

Analysis

Good Governance Africa is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Sussex. It was registered in June 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04904129). It says it provides human resources, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Good Governance Africa reported income of £164k and spending of £161k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £262k to £164k (-37%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2024, when income dropped by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Good Governance Africa sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include M25 Consortium of Academic Libraries (£163k), Cromford Steam Rally Society (£164k) and Denbigh Under Fives Group (£163k).