Cameroon Catalyst

Analysis

Cameroon Catalyst is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Southampton. It was registered in February 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Cameroon Catalyst reported income of £22k and spending of £25k, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £19k to £22k (+16%), an average of +3.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Cameroon Catalyst sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Salamander Trust (£22k), Light for Children (£22k) and Emmanuel Overseas Projects (£22k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.