Rafiki Thabo Foundation
Analysis
Rafiki Thabo Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxfordshire. It was registered in January 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals and provides other finance.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Rafiki Thabo Foundation reported income of £383k and spending of £505k, spending 132% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £256k to £383k (+50%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Rafiki Thabo Foundation sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Handicapped Childrens Action Group (£383k), Teesdale Community Resources (£383k) and Refugee Support Europe (£383k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The charity supports education and disability projects in Kenya, Uganda and Lesotho. We support individuals and their communities in those countries through education that embraces their differing abilities, by providing scholarships, school meals, support to partner schools' infrastructure, and projects to remove the barriers to education facing children with disabilities.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Handicapped Childrens Action Group | Grimsby | £383k |
| Teesdale Community Resources | County Durham | £383k |
| Refugee Support Europe | Kington | £383k |
| The Twisting Ducks Theatre Company CIO | Newcastle upon Tyne | £383k |