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Mikuyu Tanzania

Registered charity 1119512 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LIVINGSTONE TANZANIA TRUST

Alleviation of poverty in rural Tanzania

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£240k
Latest spending
£265k
Registered
2007
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £6,145, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of holding between 3 and 6 months of UK running costs. The charity reported a surplus for the year, with total funds increasing from £174,406 to £149,018 net assets, though significant restricted funds were carried forward. The trustees confirmed the charity is operating on a going concern basis with adequate resources for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Trusts and Foundations (70% of income)
“Over the year MT received £168,041 from Trusts and Foundation” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Fundraising cost ratio: 10.8% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“Fundraising represents 10.8% of expenditure.” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Mikuyu Tanzania (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Tanzania

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£240k£265k
31/03/2024£289k£268k
31/03/2023£241k£276k
31/03/2022£185k£180k
31/03/2021£222k£176k

Common questions

Is Mikuyu Tanzania financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £6,145, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of holding between 3 and 6 months of UK running costs. The charity reported a surplus for the year, with total funds increasing from £174,406 to £149,018 net assets, though significant restricted funds were carried forward. The trustees confirmed the charity is operating on a going concern basis with adequate resources for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds Mikuyu Tanzania?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Mikuyu Tanzania as a grant recipient include MEETINGS INDUSTRY MEETING NEEDS, THE BEATRICE GILMORE CHARITABLE TRUST, THE FYRISH FOUNDATION, ALLAN AND NESTA FERGUSON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT, THE REED FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
MEETINGS INDUSTRY MEETING NEEDSFY2022£61k
THE BEATRICE GILMORE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£39kGrants for Africa
THE FYRISH FOUNDATIONFY2024£25kGrants awarded
ALLAN AND NESTA FERGUSON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2024£23kOverseas education
THE BEATRICE GILMORE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£19kGrants for Africa
THE REED FOUNDATIONFY2022£18kChristmas Challenge
MEETINGS INDUSTRY MEETING NEEDSFY2025£7k
THE HILDEN CHARITABLE FUNDFY2025£7k
THE BEATRICE GILMORE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£6kGrants for Africa
THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATIONFY2024£5kOverseas July 2023
THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£5k
MEETINGS INDUSTRY MEETING NEEDSFY2023£5k
THE BEATRICE LAING TRUSTFY2025£5k
W F SOUTHALL TRUSTFY2022£3kSocial Action
W F SOUTHALL TRUSTFY2023£3kSocial Action
MEETINGS INDUSTRY MEETING NEEDSFY2024£3k
THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£2k
THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£2k
THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2k
THE GREEN HALL FOUNDATIONFY2024£2k
R G HILLS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£2k
THE GREEN HALL FOUNDATIONFY2023£2k
THE S M B TRUSTFY2022£2k
THE OAKDALE TRUSTFY2025£2k
GILCHRIST EDUCATIONAL TRUSTFY2024£1k
THE PETER STEBBINGS MEMORIAL CHARITYFY2025£0

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE JOSEPH ROWNTREE CHARITABLE TRUST1£165k
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOUNDATION1£90k
THE COLES-MEDLOCK FOUNDATION1£40k
NETWORK FOR SOCIAL CHANGE CHARITABLE TRUST1£20k
BRITISH HUMANE ASSOCIATION1£8k
MERCURY PHOENIX TRUST1£7k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY WITH ST JOHN & ST ANNE, LANCASTER1£6k
THE CARMELA & RONNIE PIGNATELLI FOUNDATION1£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with REACHING THE UNREACHED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Mikuyu Tanzania£240k—0unclear10.8%no doubt
REACHING THE UNREACHED FY2025£773k—0unclear—no doubt
PUBLISH WHAT YOU FUND FY2025£781k£80,001 - £90,0001unclear—no doubt
COMBATING POVERTY THROUGH EDUCATION FY2024£600k—0above—no doubt
THE GLOBAL STEERING GROUP FOR IMPACT INVESTMENT FY2024£3.7m£180,000 - £189,000—unclear—no doubt
Every Casualty Counts FY2024£245k—0unclear—no doubt

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