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gatsby africa

The charity supports the general public. Gatsby Africa is a registered charity whose purpose is the prevention or relief of poverty. It delivers its work by making grants to organisations. The charity is based in London and operates in Kenya, Rwanda, and Tanzania.


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

We aim to create jobs, raise incomes and reduce poverty for people in East Africa by accelerating inclusive and resilient economic growth.We fund and implement programmes that look to catalyse large-scale and lasting change in priority sectors, such as cotton in Tanzania.We also build and support local organisations dedicated to sector transformation and share what we have learned with others.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£20,706,000
Latest Expenditure
£16,288,000

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 78.7%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 100.0%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 0.5%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £20,245,000
Charitable Activities £0
Other Trading £0
Investments £0
Other Income £461,000

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £16,288,000
Raising Funds £0
Governance £81,000
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£20,706,000£16,288,000£16,288,000£8,864,000£8,864,000124 / 0
2023£18,845,000£17,233,000£17,233,000£4,786,000£4,786,000130 / 0
2022£14,624,000£18,769,000£18,769,000£3,998,000£3,998,000150 / 0
2021£23,389,000£15,059,000£15,059,000£8,120,000£8,120,000158 / 0
2020£16,135,000£15,904,000£15,904,000£0£0142 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers