The East Africa Charitable Trust

Analysis

The East Africa Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Beaconsfield. It was registered in August 2023, 3 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The East Africa Charitable Trust reported income of £20k and spending of £21k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from March 2024 to March 2026, income grew from £16k to £20k (+22%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 74%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The East Africa Charitable Trust 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 44th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Berryman Annuity Trust (£20k), North Nottinghamshire Muslim Welfare Association (£20k) and Sunderland Guild of Help (£20k).