Wamba Community Trust
Analysis
Wamba Community Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hereford. It was registered in September 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides other finance.
In the financial year ending March 2026, Wamba Community Trust reported income of £26k and spending of £34k, spending 129% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £23k to £26k (+12%), an average of +2.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 70%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.
Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Wamba Community Trust sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Free Hospital Fund for Children (£26k), Blackhorse PTA (£26k) and Friends of Meersbrook Bank School (£26k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Wamba Community Trusts main activity is to provide education for children and young people of Wamba, a remote town in Samburu, North Kenya. Education is so vital in making a significant difference to the quality of their lives, promoting equality, enabling them to understand their basic human rights, and disrupting the poverty cycle.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Free Hospital Fund for Children | Gloucester | £26k |
| Blackhorse PTA | Bristol | £26k |
| Friends of Meersbrook Bank School | Sheffield | £26k |
| Dipton Community Association | Stanley | £26k |