Mad 4 Africa

Analysis

Mad 4 Africa is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and amateur sport, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Mad 4 Africa reported income of £61k and spending of £44k, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £62k to £61k (-1.6%), an average of -0.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 164%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Mad 4 Africa sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Global Brigades UK (£61k), The Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia Support Group (£61k) and Eritrean Saho Community Association (£61k).