AFRIKIDS LIMITED

Registered charity 1141028 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

AfriKids is a grass roots child rights non-governmental organisation, working with families in Northern Ghana to improve life for their most vulnerable and disadvantaged children. Our philosophy it to: -Listen to what a community knows it needs.-Empower them to make the necessary changes themselves.-Ensure absolute sustainability

Causes: Education/training · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.6m
Latest spending
£1.6m
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £34,432 for the year, resulting in total funds decreasing from £730,405 to £695,973. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £642,080, which the trustees consider sufficient to continue operations without material uncertainty.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: Over £60,000 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)
“1 member of staff received emoluments of over £60,000 (2024: 1).” — page 51
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“1 member of staff received emoluments of over £60,000 (2024: 1).” — page 51
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: Trusts & Foundations (60% of income)
“Trusts & Foundations £955,571 | 60%”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grant to AfriKids Ghana
“During the year AfriKids Limited granted £1,047,561 (2024: £934,665) to AfriKids Ghana.” — page 53
“During the year AfriKids Limited received donations from trustees and their related parties totalling £36,351 (2024: £41,924).” — page 53
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from trustees and related parties
“During the year AfriKids Limited granted £1,047,561 (2024: £934,665) to AfriKids Ghana.” — page 53
“During the year AfriKids Limited received donations from trustees and their related parties totalling £36,351 (2024: £41,924).” — page 53
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Sterling Partners. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Funders the charity credits

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

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£1.6m
Total spending
£1.6m
Cost of raising funds
£402k
Reserves (reported)
£642k
Employees
7

Reported reserves equal ~4.7 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (99% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 25.2% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Camden · Ghana

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£1.6m£1.6m
31/12/2024£1.6m£1.5m
31/12/2023£1.6m£2.0m
31/12/2022£1.8m£1.9m
31/12/2021£1.6m£1.5m

Common questions

Is AFRIKIDS LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £34,432 for the year, resulting in total funds decreasing from £730,405 to £695,973. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £642,080, which the trustees consider sufficient to continue operations without material uncertainty. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sterling Partners.

What does the highest-paid employee of AFRIKIDS LIMITED earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the Over £60,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds AFRIKIDS LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name AFRIKIDS LIMITED as a grant recipient include GOWER STREET, THE BLOOM FOUNDATION, THE RUDDOCK FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS, THE EQ FOUNDATION, HANDSPARK CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
GOWER STREETFY2022£112kEducation and Sustainability
GOWER STREETFY2023£90k
GOWER STREETFY2024£72k
THE BLOOM FOUNDATIONFY2024£65k
THE RUDDOCK FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTSFY2023£50kgeneral support for work combatting poverty in Ghana
THE BLOOM FOUNDATIONFY2025£50k
THE EQ FOUNDATIONFY2024£50kLeave No Child Behind programme in Ghana
THE RUDDOCK FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTSFY2022£43kgeneral support for work combatting poverty in Ghana
THE EQ FOUNDATIONFY2023£25kEqual Opportunity & Fighting Poverty
THE RUDDOCK FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTSFY2024£25kgeneral support for work combatting poverty in Ghana
HANDSPARK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£10k
THE ANGUS LAWSON MEMORIAL TRUSTFY2023£9kOpportunity to achieve potential for children with disabilities
THE ANGUS LAWSON MEMORIAL TRUSTFY2022£9kTackling disability
THE PETER STEBBINGS MEMORIAL CHARITYFY2024£5k
BOOK AID INTERNATIONALFY2024£2kBook provision
THE HASLUCK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1k
THE OAKDALE TRUSTFY2024£1k
THE HASLUCK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1k
THE PETER STEBBINGS MEMORIAL CHARITYFY2025£0

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Postcode Lottery10/02/2025£600kRegular Grant 2025
Postcode Lottery01/12/2023£600kRegular Grant 2024
Postcode Lottery28/02/2023£700kRegular Grant 2023
Postcode Lottery09/02/2022£600kRegular Grant 2022
The National Lottery Community Fund21/02/2013£12kThe Kassena Nankana Area Programme
The National Lottery Community Fund19/02/2007£313kOperation Fresh Start

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with AFRICAN CHILDREN'S FUND LTD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
AFRIKIDS LIMITED£1.6mOver £60,0001unclear—no doubt
AFRICAN CHILDREN'S FUND LTD FY2025£283k—0below—no doubt
AFRIKA TIKKUN UK FY2024£2.5m—0above—no doubt
ACT (AFRICAN CHILD TRUST) FY2025£204k—0unclear—no doubt
gold-youth Africa Foundation UK FY2025£304k—0unclear—no doubt
AFRICAN FOUNDATION FOR DEVELOPMENT AFFORD FY2025£386k—0below—no doubt

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