Sophos Africa UK

Analysis

Sophos Africa UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Watford. It was registered in January 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty, economic/community development/employment and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides services and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Sophos Africa UK reported income of £42k and spending of £59k, spending 142% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from April 2023 to April 2025, income fell from £64k to £42k (-35%), an average of -20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income dropped by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Sophos Africa UK sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% 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 Jane Gibson Almshouses (£42k), Destiny House Worldwide Ministries (£42k) and Equipe (£42k).