Yala Fund

Analysis

Yala Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 2005, 21 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. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Yala Fund reported income of £20k and spending of £24k, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £22k to £20k (-9.9%), an average of -2.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 118% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Yala Fund sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Westfields Community Hall (£20k), Elizabeth Jolly Charitable Trust (£20k) and Hand of Mercy (£20k).

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.