Horn of Africa Development Alliance Foundation (Hadaf)

Analysis

Horn of Africa Development Alliance Foundation (Hadaf) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Horn of Africa Development Alliance Foundation (Hadaf) reported income of £30k and spending of £48k, spending 158% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £3,732 to £30k (+707%), an average of +68% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 3377%. 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, Horn of Africa Development Alliance Foundation (Hadaf) sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Trinity Church (£30k), London Quaker Service Trust (£30k) and Stonewall Housing Charitable Foundation (£30k).