Action for Ingwavuma
Analysis
Action for Ingwavuma is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hertfordshire. It was registered in December 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 organisations.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Action for Ingwavuma reported income of £25k and spending of £20k, spending 80% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £28k to £25k (-9.5%), an average of -2.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Action for Ingwavuma 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 49th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dialog Centre UK (£25k), Natural Family Planning Teachers Association (£25k) and Friends of Smyrna Home (£25k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
AFI supports an impoverished community in South Africa where 40% of the people are HIV positive. We fund community gardens, water tanks, boreholes, food supplements, new vehicles, orphans, key workers, a women's self-help group etc. AFI workers in the UK are volunteers, all money raised goes directly to Ingwavuma. Trustees regularly visit Ingwavuma to ensure the money is correctly spent.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Dialog Centre UK | UK | £25k |
| Natural Family Planning Teachers Association | Chatham | £25k |
| Friends of Smyrna Home | Egham | £25k |
| Jakin Pregnancy Care and Counselling | Wigston | £25k |