African Promise

Analysis

African Promise is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2026, African Promise reported income of £39k and spending of £86k, spending 219% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £212k to £39k (-81%), an average of -34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income dropped by 71%. Over the whole period it spent 111% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, African Promise sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Poole North Scout Group (£39k), Greenfield PTFA (£39k) and Engage WTH China Limited (£39k).

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.