African Village Support

Analysis

African Village Support is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Buckinghamshire. It was registered in November 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 provides buildings/facilities/open space and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, African Village Support reported income of £26k and spending of £24k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £53k to £26k (-51%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, African Village Support sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sheffield Chinese Community Centre (£26k), Alton Community Care (£26k) and The Norton Canon Parochial Charities (£26k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.