Orphan Care Africa

Analysis

Orphan Care Africa is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Reading. It was registered in February 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides other finance and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending May 2026, Orphan Care Africa reported income of £75k and spending of £47k, leaving 37% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2022 to May 2026, income grew from £1,155 to £75k (+6369%), an average of +184% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2024, when income rose by 4604%. Over the whole period it spent 60% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Orphan Care Africa sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Memory Action Group (£75k), Christ Community Church, London (£75k) and Dadihiye Somali Development Organisation (£75k).