Footsteps for Africa

Analysis

Footsteps for Africa is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 2007, 19 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. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07260509). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Footsteps for Africa reported income of £19k and spending of £23k, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £22k to £19k (-13%), an average of -3.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income dropped by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Footsteps for Africa sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rotary Club of Lichfield St Chad Trust Fund (£19k), The Baxter's Field Company (£19k) and Parish Hall Charity (£19k).