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GATSBY AFRICA

Registered charity 1168223 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We aim to create jobs, raise incomes and reduce poverty for people in East Africa by accelerating inclusive and resilient economic growth.We fund and implement programmes that look to catalyse large-scale and lasting change in priority sectors, such as cotton in Tanzania.We also build and support local organisations dedicated to sector transformation and share what we have learned with others.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£22.5m
Latest spending
£20.7m
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Group recorded a net surplus of grant income over charitable expenditure of £1.8 million for the year, with unrestricted reserves held at £10.5 million. The Trustees confirm that sufficient reserves are held to match programme investments and maintain working capital, supported by a letter of ongoing financial support from the Gatsby Charitable Foundation.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Gatsby Charitable Foundation (93% of income)
“Gatsby Charitable Foundation 20,441”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: Sufficient reserves are held by the Group to match amounts invested in programme investments and maintain working capital balances. (held: £10.5m)
“Sufficient reserves are held by the Group to match amounts invested in programme investments and maintain working capital balances.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Gatsby Charitable Foundation met staff costs of £267,000 for Trustees P Hesketh and K Everett.
“Gatsby Charitable Foundation has met staff costs of £267,000 (2024: £245,000) apportioned under joint administration arrangements for executive services provided by these Trustees to GA and will continue to do so for the duration of their appointment.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Gatsby Charitable Foundation met staff costs for two trustees.
“Gatsby Charitable Foundation has met staff costs of £267,000 (2024: £245,000) apportioned under joint administration arrangements for executive services provided by these Trustees to GA and will continue to do so for the duration of their appointment.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Msingi East Africa Ltd
“The Consolidated Statement of Financial Activities, Balance Sheet and Cash Flows of the Group incorporate the results of the Charity for the year and of its subsidiary, Msingi East Africa Ltd (see Note 8).” — page 15
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 05/04/2025)

Total income
£22.5m
Total spending
£20.7m
Reserves (reported)
£10.5m
Employees
131

Reported reserves equal ~6.1 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (98% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Kenya · Rwanda · Tanzania

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£22.5m£20.7m
05/04/2024£20.7m£16.3m
05/04/2023£18.8m£17.2m
05/04/2022£14.6m£18.8m
05/04/2021£23.4m£15.1m

Common questions

Is GATSBY AFRICA financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Group recorded a net surplus of grant income over charitable expenditure of £1.8 million for the year, with unrestricted reserves held at £10.5 million. The Trustees confirm that sufficient reserves are held to match programme investments and maintain working capital, supported by a letter of ongoing financial support from the Gatsby Charitable Foundation. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.

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
ALLAN AND NESTA FERGUSON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT2£48k
THE PETER STEBBINGS MEMORIAL CHARITY2£0
THE GATSBY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£8.8m
ALDRIDGE FOUNDATION CIO1£133k
MERCURY PHOENIX TRUST1£102k
MEETINGS INDUSTRY MEETING NEEDS1£76k
THE BEATRICE GILMORE CHARITABLE TRUST1£64k
THE BROOKSIDE TRUST1£60k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with GATSBY TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROJECTS.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
GATSBY AFRICA£22.5m——above—no doubt
GATSBY TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROJECTS FY2024£3.8m——unclear—no doubt
ACE AFRICA (UK) FY2025£508k——below—no doubt
BUILD AFRICA FY2025£540k—0above1.0%no doubt
THE AFRICA TRUST FY2024£1.6m—0above—no doubt
SHAREAFRICA FY2025£599k—0above—no doubt

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