Mwamanga Village Development Trust

Analysis

Mwamanga Village Development Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sevenoaks. It was registered in December 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending July 2024, Mwamanga Village Development Trust reported income of £12k and spending of £12k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2024, income fell from £13k to £12k (-7.3%), an average of -2.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2024, when income dropped by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Mwamanga Village Development Trust sits at the 30th percentile: it is larger than about 30% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Oxford Academic Health Partners (£12k), Laughton Parish Hall (£12k) and Saving Lives International (£12k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue.