Starehe UK
Analysis
Starehe UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Starehe UK reported income of £109k and spending of £166k, spending 153% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £149k to £109k (-27%), an average of -7.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 154% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Starehe UK sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Charlton with Cropthorne Pre-School (£109k), Harrold Pre-School Playgroup (£109k) and St Thomas Pre-School (£109k).
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
In 2016 this charity replaced Starehe UK (1035323), a charitable trust formed in 1994. It supports Starehe Boys' Centre & School (founded 1959) and Starehe Girls' School (founded 2005), which provide free secondary education for promising but poor children from all over Kenya, and emphasise the importance of service and leadership. Annual Reports of the former charity are at http://bit.ly/2b2lSJV
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Charlton with Cropthorne Pre-School | Pershore | £109k |
| Harrold Pre-School Playgroup | Bedfordshire | £109k |
| St Thomas Pre-School | London | £109k |
| College of Laboratory Animal Science and Technology | Oxford | £109k |