Southern Africa Literature Trust

Analysis

Southern Africa Literature Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in County Down. It was registered in January 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability and religious activities, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 11581132). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Southern Africa Literature Trust reported income of £163k and spending of £175k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £227k to £163k (-28%), an average of -7.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2024, when income dropped by 38%. 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, Southern Africa Literature Trust sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Richard Harris Charitable Trust (£163k), The Special Lioness (£163k) and Physionet Foundation CIO (£163k).