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DIG DEEP (AFRICA)

Registered charity 1148745 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Dig Deep is an award-winning international development charity securing clean water, safe sanitation & good hygiene for the one million people of Bomet County, Kenya - through planning, projects and partnerships.We are working hand in hand with local communities, business and the Kenyan government to serve Bomet's one million people - half of whom are children.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£776k
Latest spending
£754k
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net increase in funds of £22,627 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total income of £776,312 and total expenditure of £753,685. The trustees confirm that free reserves of £246,156 exceed the stated policy target of £218,000, and the accounts are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

Automated summary of the FY2024 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 (£60k)
“One employee earned more than £60,000 during the year” — page 32
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“One employee earned more than £60,000 during the year (2023: no employees earned more than £60,000 during the year).” — page 32
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of programme operational costs plus wind down costs and challenge event costs (£218k) (held: £246k)
“The reserves policy set by the trustees is to maintain free reserves at a level that would at least cover the costs required to wind down the organisation, three months worth of programme operational costs plus any challenge event costs held for the following year, which is calculated to be £218k.” — page 17
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Dig Deep Challenges Limited
“The charitable company also controls Dig Deep Challenges Limited (registered company number 0591740), a company limited by guarantee. The company was incorporated on 1 July 2013 and started trading on 1 August 2013.” — page 17
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2023 and FY2024 accounts as analysed by this site.

Corporate structure

DIG DEEP CHALLENGES LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Amounts owed to group undertakings: £329,483

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

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£776k
Total spending
£754k
Cost of raising funds
£56k
Reserves (reported)
£246k
Employees
13

Reported reserves equal ~3.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (60% 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: 7.3% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Kenya · Tanzania

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£776k£754k
31/12/2023£733k£721k
31/12/2022£940k£878k
31/12/2021£535k£393k
31/12/2020£511k£434k

Common questions

Is DIG DEEP (AFRICA) financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net increase in funds of £22,627 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total income of £776,312 and total expenditure of £753,685. The trustees confirm that free reserves of £246,156 exceed the stated policy target of £218,000, and the accounts are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of DIG DEEP (AFRICA) earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the Over £60,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds DIG DEEP (AFRICA)?

Funders whose own accounts filings name DIG DEEP (AFRICA) as a grant recipient include THE CLARKSON FOUNDATION, THE PETER STEBBINGS MEMORIAL CHARITY, ANA LEAF FOUNDATION, THE CARMELA & RONNIE PIGNATELLI FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE CLARKSON FOUNDATIONFY2022£83k
THE PETER STEBBINGS MEMORIAL CHARITYFY2023£30k
ANA LEAF FOUNDATIONFY2024£12kHealth Preservation
THE PETER STEBBINGS MEMORIAL CHARITYFY2022£5k
THE CARMELA & RONNIE PIGNATELLI FOUNDATIONFY2023£3k

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 BLOOM FOUNDATION1£173k
DIDYMUS1£10k
THE ARCHER TRUST1£6k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ECCLESALL, SHEFFIELD1£6k
SHEFFIELD TOWN TRUST1£4k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHIPPENHAM (ST ANDREW) WITH TYTHERTON LUCAS1£3k
MAY HEARNSHAW CHARITABLE TRUST1£2k
CHURCH BURGESSES TRUST1£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with DIGILEARNING FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
DIG DEEP (AFRICA)£776kOver £60,0001above—no doubt
DIGILEARNING FOUNDATION FY2025£116k—0unclear—no doubt
DEEPING ST JAMES UNITED CHARITIES FY2024£270k—0unclear—no doubt
DIRT - THE FOUNDATION FOR THE REGENERATION OF EARTH FY2025£154k—0no_policy—no doubt
EMIH LIMITED FY2025£9.6m——above—no doubt
Dee Trust FY2024£800k—0unclear—no doubt

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