Larchfield Tanzania Homes
Analysis
Larchfield Tanzania Homes is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, accommodation/housing and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08915453). It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending February 2025, Larchfield Tanzania Homes reported income of £48k and spending of £80k, spending 166% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2021 to February 2025, income grew from £32k to £48k (+52%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2024, when income rose by 456%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Larchfield Tanzania Homes sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kilburn Evangelical Church Trust (£48k), Greenfinch Church (£48k) and Friends of Kenya's Children (£48k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
In 2011 Larchfield (as Larchfield Charity Organisation) (?Larchfield Tanzania?) was legally set up as an NGO [#00NG0/00005420] and acquired acquired 7.5 acres of land at Mkuranga, (some 40 miles south of Dar-es-Salaam) where there are many disadvantaged children - the lucky ones are fostered with other families. With government and private sector encouragement the Larchfield Project began.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Kilburn Evangelical Church Trust | London | £48k |
| Greenfinch Church | Ipswich | £48k |
| Friends of Kenya's Children | Derby | £48k |
| The Good News Church | Cheshire | £48k |