Building Malawi
Analysis
Building Malawi is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Colchester. It was registered in February 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Building Malawi reported income of £87k and spending of £91k, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £121k to £87k (-29%), an average of -8.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 520%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Building Malawi sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Seerah Foundation (£87k), Busy Bees Pre-School (Bishops Sutton) (£87k) and Association for Road Risk Management (£87k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
BUILDING MALAWI WILL PROVIDE SCHOOL AND LIBRARY BUILDINGS AND RELATED EDUCATIONAL AND COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE IN MALAWI. IN MOST CASES BUILDING MALAWI WILL EMPLOY A MALAWIAN BUILDER TO CONSTRUCT FACILITIES AND THE RUNNING OF THESE FACILITIES WILL TYPICALLY BE EXECUTED BY PARTNER ORGANISATIONS SUCH AS THE NATIONAL LIBRARY SERVICE OF MALAWI.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Seerah Foundation | London | £87k |
| Busy Bees Pre-School (Bishops Sutton) | Alresford | £87k |
| Association for Road Risk Management | Surrey | £87k |
| 42nd Leicester (Glenfield) Scout Group | Leicester | £87k |