Alongside Africa

Analysis

Alongside Africa is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in April 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07458896). It says it makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Alongside Africa reported income of £99k and spending of £86k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £55k to £99k (+79%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 71%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Alongside Africa sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Equality in Tourism International (£99k), Memhay Limited (£99k) and The Meeting Room (Surrey) (£99k).