The Malala Fund UK

Analysis

The Malala Fund UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in UK. It was registered in June 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 10551265). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Malala Fund UK reported income of £2.9m and spending of £2.5m, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.3m to £2.9m (+127%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Malala Fund UK sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Action Tutoring (£2.9m), The Unicorn School Ltd (£2.9m) and Mylnhurst Limited (£2.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £37k. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 4.3%. Reserves of £560k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 21 people.