Aid to Burkina

Analysis

Aid to Burkina is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Washington. It was registered in April 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 religious activities, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Aid to Burkina reported income of £37k and spending of £33k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £39k to £37k (-4.9%), an average of -1.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 169%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Aid to Burkina sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Empowerher UK, (£37k), Holistic Wellness Community (£37k) and Ardingly Old Jeshwang Association (£37k).