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camfed international

The charity supports children and young people, people with disabilities, other defined groups, and the general public. Camfed International is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by making grants to individuals. The charity is based in Cambridgeshire and operates in Ghana, Malawi, 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

Camfed tackles poverty and inequality by supporting girls to go to school and succeed, and empowering young women to step up as leaders of change. Camfed invests in girls and women in the poorest rural communities in sub-Saharan Africa, where girls face acute disadvantage. and where their empowerment is now transforming communities.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£84,638,714
Latest Expenditure
£61,671,461

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 69.5%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 95.4%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 6.1%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £41,310,398
Charitable Activities £40,636,054
Other Trading £0
Investments £2,672,413
Other Income £19,849

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £58,841,661
Raising Funds £2,829,800
Governance £945,333
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£84,638,714£61,671,461£58,841,661£136,589,740£12,500,000468 / 0
2023£91,348,022£40,549,470£37,271,816£110,250,282£12,500,000352 / 0
2022£47,717,513£44,396,913£41,738,612£57,332,010£40,921,529336 / 0
2021£50,363,204£40,941,789£39,240,348£56,073,430£40,910,500311 / 0
2020£61,655,929£31,739,328£30,267,297£44,196,949£34,361,688297 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers