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the africa trust

The charity supports the general public. The Africa Trust is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by making grants to organisations. The charity is based in Newmarket and operates in Kenya, Liberia, 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

Africa Trust works to bring sustainable solutions to poverty in Africa. They establish sustainable supplies of clean water and decent sanitation. Income generating projects are used to pay school fees, improve clinics and generate funds needed to run orphanages. With business skills training, villagers start businesses and funds are circulated to catalyse new projects.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£1,579,432
Latest Expenditure
£1,447,332

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 91.5%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 99.9%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 4.5%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £1,579,432
Charitable Activities £0
Other Trading £0
Investments £0
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £1,445,741
Raising Funds £0
Governance £64,731
Grants to Institutions £1,381,010
Other Expenditure £1,591

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£1,579,432£1,447,332£1,445,741£203,414£100,0001 / 1
2023£1,418,835£1,407,118£1,356,281£71,314£71,3141 / 1
2022£1,735,492£1,869,212£1,869,212£59,597£50,0001 / 1
2021£1,641,159£1,660,077£1,659,927£193,317£193,3171 / 1
2020£1,185,979£1,210,500£1,155,309£212,235£212,2351 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers