Love Burundi

Analysis

Love Burundi is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Durham. It was registered in March 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Love Burundi reported income of £31k and spending of £41k, spending 133% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £19k to £31k (+58%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Love Burundi sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ala Yaseen (£30k), Guild of St Mary and St Anne Special Charitable Trust (£31k) and Regents Park Time Bank (£30k).