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microloan foundation

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, and the general public. Microloan Foundation is a registered charity whose purpose is the prevention or relief of poverty. It delivers its work by making grants to individuals. The charity is based in London and operates in Malawi, United States, 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

We are a not-for-profit microfinace institution focussing on sub-saharan africa. Our mission is to significantly reduce the depth and breadth of poverty in the communities within which we operate. We do this by lending money to groups of rural women to help them build sustainable businesses, and by providing meaningful training and ongoing mentoring support.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£5,609,337
Latest Expenditure
£5,130,882

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 84.9%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 92.8%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 7.2%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £1,138,503
Charitable Activities £4,363,632
Other Trading £0
Investments £107,202
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £4,762,137
Raising Funds £368,745
Governance £0
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£5,609,337£5,130,882£4,762,137£2,206,568£456,263327 / 14
2023£6,140,987£5,621,792£5,277,474£1,793,791£391,227268 / 20
2022£5,327,658£4,763,323£4,440,700£2,148,040£357,369255 / 14
2021£3,787,887£3,152,739£2,875,480£1,651,712£314,574232 / 20
2020£3,045,207£2,817,845£2,523,142£915,424£274,529216 / 20

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers