AFRICAN LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE

Registered charity 1104688 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Its objects are to advance the education of the general public by promoting leadership and the training of effective leaders in Africa and in particular to encourage and support individuals in Africa who are or wish to be in positions of leadership to learn and develop their skills and to promote research into leadership and the public disseminationof the useful results thereon.

Objects

(1) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC BY PROMOTING LEADERSHIP AND THE TRAINING OF EFFECTIVE LEADERS IN AFRICA AND IN PARTICULAR TO ENCOURAGE AND SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS IN AFRICA WHO ARE OR WISH TO BE IN POSITIONS OF LEADERSHIP TO LEARN ABOUT AND DEVELOP THEIR LEADERSHIP SKILLS;(2) TO PROMOTE RESEARCH INTO LEADERSHIP AND THE PUBLIC DISSEMINATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS THEREOF.

Area of benefit: AFRICA.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£218k

Latest spending

£249k

Registered

2004

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £31,572 for the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted funds from £80,272 to £48,700. The trustees note that this shortfall was covered by a reduction in reserves carried forward, and while overheads increased marginally, the organization remains focused on sustainability and building reserves.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: unclear (held: £49k)

“we remain alert to the vital need both to sustain these initiatives and to raise more funds to build a comfortable reserve. We will also endeavour to establish an endowment in order to secure our sustainability going forward.” — page 5

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Equity Group Holdings PLC — “Current sponsors include: Equity Group Holdings PLC” (source page)
Desmond & Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation — “The Institute has been supported in its development and operations by generous grants and donations from: Desmond & Leah Tutu Legacy Foundat…” (source page)

Trustees · trustee networks

DR Allen Zimbler · trustee of 1 other charity
Isaac Kwaku Fokuo
JOHN MALCOLM TRAVERS GREENSMITH
Kunyalala Maphisa

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Kenya · South Africa · Surrey · United States

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£218k	£249k
31/12/2023	£246k	£298k
31/12/2022	£266k	£238k
31/12/2021	£99k	£77k
31/12/2020	£122k	£84k

Common questions

Is AFRICAN LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £31,572 for the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted funds from £80,272 to £48,700. The trustees note that this shortfall was covered by a reduction in reserves carried forward, and while overheads increased marginally, the organization remains focused on sustainability and building reserves. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION	1	£150k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with INTERNATIONAL AFRICAN INSTITUTE.

INTERNATIONAL AFRICAN INSTITUTE income £182k
THE INSTITUTE OF LEADERSHIP income £4.7m
AFRICA RESEARCH INSTITUTE income £100k
AFRICA RESEARCH EXCELLENCE FUND income £1.0m
THE LEADERSHIP CENTRE FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT income £1.9m
Global Leadership Network UK income £106k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
AFRICAN LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE	£218k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
INTERNATIONAL AFRICAN INSTITUTE FY2025	£182k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE INSTITUTE OF LEADERSHIP FY2025	£4.7m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
AFRICA RESEARCH INSTITUTE FY2026	£100k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
AFRICA RESEARCH EXCELLENCE FUND FY2025	£1.0m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE LEADERSHIP CENTRE FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT FY2025	£1.9m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.