Project Arusha
Analysis
Project Arusha is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Nottingham. It was registered in May 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending April 2025, Project Arusha reported income of £40k and spending of £24k, leaving 40% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £38k to £40k (+4.6%), an average of +1.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 157%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.
Among 1,223 England and Wales charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Project Arusha sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% 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 East and West Aid (£39k), Rotary Club of Loddon Vale Trust Fund (£40k) and Trust Property in Connexion with the Gospel Hall (£39k).
Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The charity donates money to schools and students in the Arusha Archdiocese in Tanzania. It also sponsors young people from a Catholic secondary school in Derby who have just completed their A levels to visit schools and parishes there for three months. They are able to socialise with the Tanzanian students and help them with their English.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| East and West Aid | Wolverhampton | £39k |
| Rotary Club of Loddon Vale Trust Fund | Reading | £40k |
| Trust Property in Connexion with the Gospel Hall | North Yorkshire | £39k |
| Westgate Baptist Church (Funds Held in Connexion With) | Bradford | £40k |