Zanzibar Charity

Analysis

Zanzibar Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, 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 provides other finance, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Zanzibar Charity reported income of £24k and spending of £16k, leaving 31% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from March 2023 to March 2025, income grew from £16k to £24k (+52%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 64% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Zanzibar Charity sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Silver Salisbury Group (£24k), The Dorothy Springer Trust (£24k) and Saroj Rajni Foundation (£24k).