Spirit of Africa

Analysis

Spirit of Africa is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Prudhoe. It was registered in April 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Spirit of Africa reported income of £24k and spending of £20k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £22k to £24k (+5.4%), an average of +1.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 59%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Spirit of Africa sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Isaac's House (£24k), The Szeben/Peto Foundation (£24k) and Al-Khidmat Centre (£24k).