Books and Bread for Kenya

Analysis

Books and Bread for Kenya is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chester le Street. It was registered in February 2008, 18 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 trust. It says it provides other finance, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Books and Bread for Kenya reported income of £78k and spending of £100k, spending 128% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £89k to £78k (-12%), an average of -3.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Books and Bread for Kenya sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Capel Y Tabernacl Cyf (£78k), Sir John Evelyn's Charity (£78k) and The Craig Tyler Trust (£78k).