Friends of Tumaini Company Limited
Analysis
Friends of Tumaini Company Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hertfordshire. It was registered in October 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06584075). It says it acts as an umbrella or resource body.
In the financial year ending May 2025, Friends of Tumaini Company Limited reported income of £21k and spending of £25k, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income fell from £24k to £21k (-9.2%), an average of -2.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2024, when income rose by 28%. 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, Friends of Tumaini Company Limited sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Nahamas Dov Charitable Trust (£21k), The Highball Trust (Birmingham) (£21k) and The Overseas Service Pensioners Benevolent Society (£21k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Supporting a children's home in Nairobi, Kenya. The home is for children who were previously living on the street. Children living in the home are assisted in returning to the educational system. Where possible and appropriate they are reunited with their families. We are not able to respond to unsolicited requests for funding.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Nahamas Dov Charitable Trust | London | £21k |
| The Highball Trust (Birmingham) | Birmingham | £21k |
| The Overseas Service Pensioners Benevolent Society | Tonbridge | £21k |
| Christes Hospital School Foundation Winchester | Winchester | £21k |