Niokolo Network

Analysis

Niokolo Network is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cardiff. It was registered in September 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides other finance and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2022, Niokolo Network reported income of £24k and spending of £7,393, leaving 69% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2022, income grew from £7,596 to £24k (+211%), an average of +211% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 211%. Over the whole period it spent 53% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Niokolo Network sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kinfest (£24k), Shining Life Children's Trust (£24k) and Redeemed Christian Church of God ('RCCG') Water of Life Sanctuary (£24k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity as in double default: it has missed the deadline for its annual return or accounts in two or more successive years.