Friends of the Mombasa Children C.i.o.

Analysis

Friends of the Mombasa Children C.i.o. is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Sussex. It was registered in February 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides other finance and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending January 2025, Friends of the Mombasa Children C.i.o. reported income of £67k and spending of £67k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2021 to January 2025, income grew from £63k to £67k (+7.3%), an average of +1.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2023, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Friends of the Mombasa Children C.i.o. sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include South Cleveland Heart Fund (£67k), Sikhs in the City (£67k) and The Rochdale Fund for Relief in Sickness (£67k).