Children and Families in Need in Zimbabwe

Analysis

Children and Families in Need in Zimbabwe is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gwynedd. It was registered in May 2014, 12 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 incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides other finance and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Children and Families in Need in Zimbabwe reported income of £169k and spending of £177k, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £163k to £169k (+4.0%), an average of +1.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 133%. Over the whole period it spent 113% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Children and Families in Need in Zimbabwe sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kairos Rehabilitation Trust (£169k), Canterbury Cantata Trust (£169k) and Gunatit Jyot Foundation (£169k).

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.