Zambian Education and Medical Support
Analysis
Zambian Education and Medical Support is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bury St Edmunds. It was registered in July 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Zambian Education and Medical Support reported income of £44k and spending of £42k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £46k to £44k (-3.6%), an average of -0.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 78%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Zambian Education and Medical Support sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Grassroots Enterprise for Social Inclusion and Poverty Relief-Gesipr (£44k), Nottingham Hot Property Trust (£44k) and Tiferes Zvi Charitable Trust (£44k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
ZEMS collect donations for support of various projects mainly in Lusaka, Zambia, but also in other areas of Africa as the need arises. Details are updated regularly on our website
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Grassroots Enterprise for Social Inclusion and Poverty Relief-Gesipr | Leeds | £44k |
| Nottingham Hot Property Trust | Nottingham | £44k |
| Tiferes Zvi Charitable Trust | London | £44k |
| The Saints' Projects Trust | Hertfordshire | £44k |