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EDUCATION SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

Registered charity 1166958 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ESSA

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Latest income
£4.2m
Latest spending
£2.1m
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income grew significantly to £4,191,789, while total expenditure was £2,065,117, resulting in a net surplus. The charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £285,360, which exceeds its stated policy target of approximately £200,000, and the trustees confirm the organization is financially sustainable through September 2027.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of core organisational expenditure, including salaries (held: £285k)
“The charity’s reserves policy aims to maintain funds equivalent to three months of core organisational expenditure, including salaries. Currently, this amounts to approximately £200k.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from Board Chair
“Donations totalling £33,200 (2023/24: 14,000) were received from related parties (Board Chair) during the year.” — page 46
“In the year ESSA paid ESSA LBG staff costs of £143,225 (2024: £89,578) and other expenses of nil (2024: £16,021).” — page 46
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Intercompany staff costs ESSA to LBG
“Donations totalling £33,200 (2023/24: 14,000) were received from related parties (Board Chair) during the year.” — page 46
“In the year ESSA paid ESSA LBG staff costs of £143,225 (2024: £89,578) and other expenses of nil (2024: £16,021).” — page 46
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Intercompany staff costs LBG to ESSA
“Donations totalling £33,200 (2023/24: 14,000) were received from related parties (Board Chair) during the year.” — page 46
“In the year ESSA paid ESSA LBG staff costs of £143,225 (2024: £89,578) and other expenses of nil (2024: £16,021).” — page 46
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Intercompany income transfer LBG to ESSA
“Donations totalling £33,200 (2023/24: 14,000) were received from related parties (Board Chair) during the year.” — page 46
“In the year ESSA paid ESSA LBG staff costs of £143,225 (2024: £89,578) and other expenses of nil (2024: £16,021).” — page 46
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2025)

Total income
£4.2m
Total spending
£2.1m
Cost of raising funds
£104k
Reserves (reported)
£200k
Employees
31

Reported reserves equal ~1.2 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Botswana · Burkina Faso · Burundi · Cameroon · Eswatini · Ethiopia · Ghana · Ivory Coast · Kenya · Lesotho · Malawi · Mali

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£4.2m£2.1m
30/09/2024£1.5m£1.7m
30/09/2023£1.3m£1.2m
30/09/2022£1.3m£1.1m
30/09/2021£795k£872k

Common questions

Is EDUCATION SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA financially healthy?

The accounts state that total income grew significantly to £4,191,789, while total expenditure was £2,065,117, resulting in a net surplus. The charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £285,360, which exceeds its stated policy target of approximately £200,000, and the trustees confirm the organization is financially sustainable through September 2027. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.