Serve Africa
Analysis
Serve Africa is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bath. It was registered in February 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides other finance and provides human resources.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Serve Africa reported income of £71k and spending of £56k, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £49k to £71k (+45%), an average of +9.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 28%. 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, Serve Africa sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Batheaston New Village Hall (£70k), World Sight Foundation (£71k) and Histiocytosis UK (£70k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Serve Africa supports internally displaced people in camps near Mbalala, Uganda. The original refugees fled the civil war. The charity has provided counselling and seen people gradually develop aspirations for their own future.Education and training programmes give individuals the skills and knowledge to obtain gainful employment, thereby allowing them to gain a reasonable standard of living.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Batheaston New Village Hall | Bath | £70k |
| World Sight Foundation | London | £71k |
| Histiocytosis UK | Liskeard | £70k |
| Avir Charitable Trust | Salford | £71k |