The Centre for African Entrepreneurship

Analysis

The Centre for African Entrepreneurship is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Glamorgan. It was registered in September 2015, 11 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 makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Centre for African Entrepreneurship reported income of £642k and spending of £430k, leaving 33% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £248k to £642k (+158%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 125%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Centre for African Entrepreneurship sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Amy Winehouse Foundation (£641k), Northorpe Hall Child & Family Trust (£642k) and Westminster Methodist Circuit (£641k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £52k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 8 people.