Dig Deep (Africa)

Analysis

Dig Deep (Africa) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sheffield. It was registered in August 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 overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08034496). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Dig Deep (Africa) reported income of £1.4m and spending of £1.2m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £535k to £1.4m (+156%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 77%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Dig Deep (Africa) sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% 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 The British Association of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (£1.4m), The Claude and Sofia Marion Foundation (£1.4m) and The Glyn Nest Baptist Home (£1.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 77% and donations and legacies 23%. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 6.1%. Reserves of £487k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 16 people.