Water for Africa

Analysis

Water for Africa is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stoke-On-Trent. It was registered in March 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, 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 00548080). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Water for Africa reported income of £12k and spending of £48k, spending 396% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income fell from £40k to £12k (-70%), an average of -26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 676%. Over the whole period it spent 138% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Water for Africa 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 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Abba Charitable Trust (£12k), East Kent Independent Dementia Support (£12k) and Leadenham Inclosure Award Charity (£12k).

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.