Action for Southern Africa

Analysis

Action for Southern Africa is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Action for Southern Africa reported income of £186k and spending of £175k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £120k to £186k (+55%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Action for Southern Africa sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Readley Asbestos & Mesothelioma Support Group (£186k), The Liberty Kitchen Project (£187k) and Gamekeepers Welfare Trust (£186k).