Tusome Africa
Analysis
Tusome Africa is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Harrogate. It was registered in January 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and amateur sport, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Tusome Africa reported income of £20k and spending of £23k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £20k to £20k (+0.3%), an average of +0.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 96%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Tusome Africa 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 45th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rosalie Inskip Music Trust (£20k), International Care Ministries UK (£20k) and The Arieh Handler Scholarship Fund (£20k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
1) Early Childhood Education and Care both in public primary schools and at the community level 2) Enhancing Accountability through the use of data in tracking learning outcomes and enabling responsiveness to data in decision making allowing for continuous improvement3) Foundation Skills for Learning through the building of Literacy and Numeracy skills as the backbone to all learning
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Rosalie Inskip Music Trust | Shrewsbury | £20k |
| International Care Ministries UK | Manningtree | £20k |
| The Arieh Handler Scholarship Fund | London | £20k |
| Town Estate Non-Ecclesiastical Charity | Essex | £20k |