The Africa Trust

Analysis

The Africa Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newmarket. It was registered in June 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides other finance and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Africa Trust reported income of £1.5m and spending of £1.6m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £1.6m to £1.5m (-9.2%), an average of -2.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Africa Trust sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Transaid Worldwide Services Limited (£1.5m), Age Concern Durham County (£1.5m) and Justice Defenders (£1.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.5m. Reserves of £100k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 1 people.