Heartbeat Africa

Analysis

Heartbeat Africa is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newtown. It was registered in December 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides other finance, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending April 2026, Heartbeat Africa reported income of £29k and spending of £30k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income grew from £16k to £29k (+83%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 59%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Heartbeat Africa sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Tingewick Trust (£29k), Penrith Evergreen Club (£29k) and The Beacon Community Association (£29k).