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sentebale

The charity supports children and young people and other charities or voluntary bodies. Sentebale is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by making grants to organisations. The charity is based in London and operates in Botswana and Lesotho.


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

The principal activity of the charity is to raise funds and awareness, and to distribute money for the specific charitable purposes of supporting orphaned and vulnerable children in Lesotho and elsewhere.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£3,345,000
Latest Expenditure
£4,977,000

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 132.2%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 88.9%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 11.4%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £848,000
Charitable Activities £1,717,000
Other Trading £0
Investments £31,000
Other Income £749,000

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £4,423,000
Raising Funds £554,000
Governance £15,000
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£3,345,000£4,977,000£4,423,000£567,000£232,000125 / 0
2023£3,406,000£3,780,000£3,394,000£2,190,000£1,597,000107 / 0
2022£4,545,000£3,593,000£2,772,000£2,576,000£864,000127 / 0
2021£3,127,000£3,026,000£2,530,000£1,622,000£1,561,000104 / 0
2020£2,391,000£2,833,000£2,498,000£1,515,000£1,474,00064 / 1

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers