Bigger Heart Zanzibar

Analysis

Bigger Heart Zanzibar is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Swansea. It was registered in July 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Bigger Heart Zanzibar reported income of £20k and spending of £7,220, leaving 64% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £10k to £20k (+95%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 85%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Bigger Heart Zanzibar sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tools for Self Reliance (Milton Keynes) (£20k), Better Things (£20k) and Hakimy Afghan Foundation (£20k).