African Children's Fund Ltd
Analysis
African Children's Fund Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Abingdon. It was registered in June 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05708741). It says it makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.
In the financial year ending March 2025, African Children's Fund Ltd reported income of £283k and spending of £314k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £231k to £283k (+23%), an average of +5.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.
Among 1,223 England and Wales charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, African Children's Fund Ltd sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary Merton (£282k), All For Christ International Ministry (£284k) and The Homestead Charitable Trust (£279k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
We are currently working in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe. In each country our activities are slightly different but have the common aim of enabling every child to gain access to primary education. We seek to identify the issues stopping a child going to school and then with local partners adopt an appropriate remedy or remedies to overcome these issues.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary Merton | London | £282k |
| All For Christ International Ministry | Reading | £284k |
| The Homestead Charitable Trust | London | £279k |
| God's Kingdom Society (Church) | Coulsdon | £286k |