The Tesfa Sponsorship Trust UK
Analysis
The Tesfa Sponsorship Trust UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dunstable. It was registered in February 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending March 2025, The Tesfa Sponsorship Trust UK reported income of £43k and spending of £44k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £42k to £43k (+2.3%), an average of +0.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Tesfa Sponsorship Trust UK sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fox and Crewdson's Charity (£43k), Nantwich Churchwardens' Merged Charity (£43k) and The Cheder Limited (£43k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The prevention or relief of poverty in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by providing: grants, items and services to individuals in need and/or charities, or other organisations working to prevent or relieve poverty.The organisation currently has partnerships with two Ethiopian NGOs (CBISDO and AHISDO) which in turn provide poverty alleviation services to the communities in which they are based in Addis
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Fox and Crewdson's Charity | Plymouth | £43k |
| Nantwich Churchwardens' Merged Charity | Nantwich | £43k |
| The Cheder Limited | London | £43k |
| Turning the Tide, UK | Brighton | £43k |