Know Africa CIO

Analysis

Know Africa CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lancashire. It was registered in December 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Know Africa CIO reported income of £47k and spending of £49k, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2025, income grew from £34k to £47k (+38%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Know Africa CIO sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Project Pearl (£47k), Safe Haven Effort (£47k) and Kinetic Network (£47k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.