African Youth Arise (Aya)

Analysis

African Youth Arise (Aya) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kettering. It was registered in June 2023, 3 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, 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 May 2025, African Youth Arise (Aya) reported income of £19k and spending of £63k, spending 335% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from April 2024 to May 2025, income fell from £90k to £19k (-79%), an average of -79% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2025, when income dropped by 79%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, African Youth Arise (Aya) sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 41% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gilbert Deya Ministries (£19k), Allegna Foundation (£19k) and Haylock's Almshouses (£19k).