Hakuna Matata

Analysis

Hakuna Matata is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Hakuna Matata reported income of £650k and spending of £330k, leaving 49% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £336k to £650k (+93%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 243%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 1,223 England and Wales charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Hakuna Matata sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Freedom Church Romsey (£635k), Sri Lanka Muslim Association (UK) (£656k) and The a S Charitable Trust (£618k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 74% and investments 26%. Charitable activities took 89% of spending and raising funds 0.0%.