Giving Opportunities to Achieve and Learn for the Gambia
Analysis
Giving Opportunities to Achieve and Learn for the Gambia is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Warminster. It was registered in August 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending July 2025, Giving Opportunities to Achieve and Learn for the Gambia reported income of £75k and spending of £75k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income fell from £79k to £75k (-5.3%), an average of -1.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Giving Opportunities to Achieve and Learn for the Gambia sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% 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 The Redeemed Christian Church of God Winners Pavilion Milton Keynes (£75k), Christ Family Assembly Outreach (£75k) and Global Vision Initiative (£75k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To advance the education of Gambian Children by providing and assisting in the provision of facilities and equipment for their use at school, including funds for the construction and improvement of educational and health facilities. The relief of unemployment for the Gambians through education and training. To promote the development of young Gambian people in the Scout movement.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Redeemed Christian Church of God Winners Pavilion Milton Keynes | Milton Keynes | £75k |
| Christ Family Assembly Outreach | Welling | £75k |
| Global Vision Initiative | Greater Manchester | £75k |
| Migrant Workers Sefton Community | Merseyside | £75k |