African Leadership Institute
Analysis
African Leadership Institute is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chertsey. It was registered in July 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04969904). It says it sponsors or undertakes research.
In the financial year ending December 2025, African Leadership Institute reported income of £319k and spending of £341k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £99k to £319k (+222%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 169%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.
Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, African Leadership Institute sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Upper Norwood Library Trust (£317k), Sultan Bahu Centre (£320k) and Lci - UK Limited (£317k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Its objects are to advance the education of the general public by promoting leadership and the training of effective leaders in Africa and in particular to encourage and support individuals in Africa who are or wish to be in positions of leadership to learn and develop their skills and to promote research into leadership and the public disseminationof the useful results thereon.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Upper Norwood Library Trust | London | £317k |
| Sultan Bahu Centre | Birmingham | £320k |
| Lci - UK Limited | Sevenoaks | £317k |
| The Lauries Ltd | Merseyside | £323k |