Zane: Zimbabwe a National Emergency

Analysis

Zane: Zimbabwe a National Emergency is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Woodstock. It was registered in February 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05604011). It says it makes grants to individuals.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Zane: Zimbabwe a National Emergency reported income of £3.4m and spending of £3.5m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £4.3m to £3.4m (-20%), an average of -5.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income dropped by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Zane: Zimbabwe a National Emergency sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Unseen (UK) (£3.4m), Adventist Development and Relief Agency - UK (£3.4m) and Mind in Somerset (£3.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 98% and investments 1.6%. Charitable activities took 81% of spending and raising funds 18%. Reserves of £3.0m would cover about 10 months of spending at that rate.