Malawi Relief Fund UK

Analysis

Malawi Relief Fund UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lancashire. It was registered in June 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. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Malawi Relief Fund UK reported income of £2.8m and spending of £2.7m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £3.4m to £2.8m (-19%), an average of -5.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income dropped by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Malawi Relief Fund UK sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 94% 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 Age UK Camden (£2.8m), Ripple Africa (£2.8m) and All Saints Community Development Company (£2.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 0.3%. Reserves of £198k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 73 people.