African Gifted Foundation

Analysis

African Gifted Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 2010, 16 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. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07061874). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, African Gifted Foundation reported income of £1.4m and spending of £1.1m, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £434k to £1.4m (+216%), an average of +33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2022, when income rose by 66%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, African Gifted Foundation sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Norfolk Community Law Service Limited (£1.4m), King's Church in Greater Manchester (£1.4m) and Strawberry Care Foundation Limited (£1.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 2.6%. Grants to other organisations totalled £706k. Reserves of £98k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 2 people.