Books to Africa International

Analysis

Books to Africa International is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Canterbury. It was registered in June 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08528635). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Books to Africa International reported income of £414k and spending of £423k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £422k to £414k (-2.0%), an average of -0.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Books to Africa International sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Insight - Counselling Coaching and Support Services (£413k), College of Sexual and Relationship Therapists (£414k) and Robin Hood Health Foundation (£413k).