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apt action on poverty

The charity supports children and young people, people with disabilities, and other defined groups. Apt Action On Poverty is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing services. The charity is based in Bristol and operates in Kenya, Sierra Leone, and various other locations.


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

Action on Poverty's vision is a world where everyone can work with pride for a better future. We work in partnership with people in East and West Africa to build livelihoods and transform lives; addressing barriers to safe and lasting work, hunger and injustice. These changemakers access vital skills and resources needed to earn a living and address the root causes of poverty.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£304,160
Latest Expenditure
£597,269

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 78.7%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 90.8%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 15.1%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £114,557
Charitable Activities £816,411
Other Trading £0
Investments £3,664
Other Income £1,655

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £737,123
Raising Funds £74,400
Governance £48,183
Grants to Institutions £513,528
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£304,160£597,2690 / 0
2023£936,287£811,523£737,123£552,492£294,4317 / 6
2022£807,767£950,099£868,855£427,728£214,6946 / 6
2021£940,854£783,772£723,593£570,060£220,7606 / 0
2020£841,270£806,858£772,473£412,978£272,9285 / 1

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers