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The Giraffe Project

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1149540LondonPoverty relief
Income£329k2025-12-31
Spending£184ksame year
Spent / received94%5-year average
Size in its cause82nd pctPoverty relief
Registered2012Charitable company
Employees–latest return

Analysis

The Giraffe Project is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 07988621). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides other finance and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Giraffe Project reported income of £329k and spending of £184k, leaving 44% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £260k to £329k (+27%), an average of +6.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Giraffe Project sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Longfield Hall Trust (£329k), The Moorlands Community Charity (£329k) and Revelation Community (£328k).

Income and spending

£0£82k£165k£247k£329k2021 Income: £259,5532021 Spending: £289,76620212022 Income: £242,9162022 Spending: £314,96720222023 Income: £229,7732023 Spending: £219,57020232024 Income: £241,9412024 Spending: £223,37620242025 Income: £329,0332025 Spending: £184,3252025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

THE CHARITY WORKS IN THE SLUM AREAS OF NAIROBI FOR THE EDUCATION OF UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN/YOUNG PEOPLE.ITS ACTIVITIES ARE:- A SPONSORSHIP PROGRAMME TO FUND CHILDREN'S EDUCATION;- WORKING WITH LOCAL EDUCATORS AND SCHOOL BOARDS TO DEVELOP RELEVANT SCHOOLS THAT PREPARE STUDENTS FOR FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE AND LIFE ISSUES;- FUNDING THE EXPANSION OF EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AT THE SCHOOL

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Longfield Hall TrustLondon£329k
The Moorlands Community CharityGoole£329k
Revelation CommunityChichester£328k
Grace Church YateBristol£329k