Tanzania (UK) Trust
Analysis
Tanzania (UK) Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hyde. It was registered in January 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.
In the financial year ending March 2026, Tanzania (UK) Trust reported income of £49k and spending of £50k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £35k to £49k (+40%), an average of +8.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 114%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Tanzania (UK) Trust sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society Leeds Branch (£49k), Samaritans of Halifax and Calderdale (£49k) and Haq Water for Life Ltd (£49k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Financial support for relief of poverty, local famine relief, drilling wells, for specific assessed individual education, building a Health Centre. Provision of: recycled computers, mobile phones, secondhand free spectacles, health education using Swahili literature. Annual Trustee and supporter trips to the area of operation and possible visits of Tanzanian pastors to UK for mutual edification.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society Leeds Branch | Leeds | £49k |
| Samaritans of Halifax and Calderdale | Halifax | £49k |
| Haq Water for Life Ltd | West Yorkshire | £49k |
| Stone Community Hub Ltd | Staffordshire | £49k |