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african hospital libraries

African Hospital Libraries is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing services. The charity is based in Oxford and operates in Sierra Leone.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

African Hospital Libraries sets up and supports health information library services in Sierra Leone. We select and ship high quality and context-relevant books and educational resources. We implement a standard system of library membership and borrowing. The libraries are free to join. We employ local library staff to manage the services. We work in partnership with local stakeholders.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£20,881
Latest Expenditure
£19,945

Financial Efficiency

Overall Efficiency 95.5%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Expenditure Ratio 95.5%
Expenditure as % of income

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£20,881£19,9450 / 1
2023£19,850£22,9470 / 2
2022£21,726£19,8190 / 2
2021£32,354£35,4390 / 10
2020£22,194£25,6500 / 10

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers