Ty Cariad Africa

Analysis

Ty Cariad Africa is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bridgend. It was registered in May 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Ty Cariad Africa reported income of £69k and spending of £79k, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £79k to £69k (-12%), an average of -3.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Ty Cariad Africa sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Guru Nanak Sikh Community Centre Swansea (£69k), Melodor Limited (£69k) and The Safe Start Foundation (£69k).