Spotlight on Africa

Registered charity 1117585 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HARPENDEN SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICA

Latest income

£513k

Latest spending

£584k

Registered

2007

We have not yet analysed this charity’s accounts. Register data shown below.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income

£513k

Total spending

£584k

Cost of raising funds

£35k

Reserves (reported)

£73k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~1.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

Hefin Rees KCchair
Dr Bethan Rees
Nadin Plamenova Kaneva
Paul David Steven Holmes
Philip Lee Harvey
Simon James Taylor
WILLIAM MILES TREASURE · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire · Throughout London · Uganda

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£513k	£584k
31/03/2024	£475k	£643k
31/03/2023	£663k	£713k
31/03/2022	£697k	£416k
31/03/2021	£215k	£145k

Common questions

Who funds Spotlight on Africa?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Spotlight on Africa as a grant recipient include ALLAN AND NESTA FERGUSON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT, THE COLES-MEDLOCK FOUNDATION, CHESTERTONS INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount
ALLAN AND NESTA FERGUSON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT	FY2023	£25k
THE COLES-MEDLOCK FOUNDATION	FY2025	£15k
THE COLES-MEDLOCK FOUNDATION	FY2024	£15k
CHESTERTONS INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION	FY2024	£15k