Gua Africa

Analysis

Gua Africa is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06241750). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides buildings/facilities/open space and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Gua Africa reported income of £80k and spending of £61k, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £37k to £80k (+117%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 85%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Gua Africa 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 68th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gemfields Foundation (£80k), Fegg Hayes Futures (£80k) and Freedom Church Waddington (£80k).