Mind the Gap - Africa

Analysis

Mind the Gap - Africa is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07655848). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Mind the Gap - Africa reported income of £272k and spending of £317k, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income fell from £291k to £272k (-6.7%), an average of -1.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Mind the Gap - Africa sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Equality and Employment Law Centre (£272k), The Moorings Trust (£272k) and Hope Family Trust (£271k).