Yafa Foundation

Analysis

Yafa Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in 20 King Street. It was registered in December 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Yafa Foundation reported income of £42k and spending of £49k, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2025, income fell from £482k to £42k (-91%), an average of -56% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Yafa Foundation sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ty Croeso (Ystradgynlais and District) Ltd (£42k), Forman Hardy Charitable Trust (£42k) and The George Ward Charitable Trust (£42k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.