The Rufiji Leprosy Trust

Analysis

The Rufiji Leprosy Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The Rufiji Leprosy Trust reported income of £52k and spending of £31k, leaving 40% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £40k to £52k (+32%), an average of +7.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2025, when income rose by 220%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Rufiji Leprosy Trust 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 61st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Women Without Roofs - Nepal (£52k), Tasted (£52k) and Stephen's Children (£52k).