Porridge and Pens Ghana
Analysis
Porridge and Pens Ghana is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Colchester. It was registered in April 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Porridge and Pens Ghana reported income of £262k and spending of £238k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £133k to £262k (+98%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 95%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Porridge and Pens Ghana sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Families in Grief (F.i.g.) (£262k), The Pickering Cancer Drop-In Centre (£263k) and Age Concern North Wales Central (£262k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Porridge and Pens works with some of the most disadvantaged children and young adults in Ghana. We do this by providing access to free education, medicine, safe shelter and school meals so young people can create their own bright and sustainable futures, free from poverty.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Families in Grief (F.i.g.) | Barnstaple | £262k |
| The Pickering Cancer Drop-In Centre | Kent | £263k |
| Age Concern North Wales Central | Denbighshire | £262k |
| The Himalayan Trust UK CIO | London | £263k |