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DISABILITY AFRICA

Registered charity 1172163 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Disability Africa improves outcomes for disabled children through inclusive community development.We raise awareness of the rights and needs of disabled children and deliver services to meet their needs.From 31/03/18 this new CIO adopted all previous activities of the old charity called Disability Africa 1143704 which is now unregistered. Past reports are here www.disability-africa.org

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Recreation · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£180k
Latest spending
£156k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £23,812 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total income of £179,720. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £146,222, which exceeds the stated policy target of six months' expenditure. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months' expenditure (held: £146k)
“The trustees believe that the current policy of aiming to hold a minimum of 6 months’ expenditure in reserves, is still appropriate for the charity.” — page 17
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Eswatini · Kenya · The Gambia · Uganda · Zambia

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£180k£156k
31/12/2023£169k£160k
31/12/2022£149k£189k
31/12/2021£189k£164k
31/12/2020£146k£116k

Common questions

Is DISABILITY AFRICA financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £23,812 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total income of £179,720. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £146,222, which exceeds the stated policy target of six months' expenditure. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds DISABILITY AFRICA?

Funders whose own accounts filings name DISABILITY AFRICA as a grant recipient include THE BROWN SOURCE TRUST, THE GREEN ROOM CHARITABLE TRUST, THE C P CHARITABLE TRUST, ALLAN AND NESTA FERGUSON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT, THE MAURICE AND HILDA LAING CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE BROWN SOURCE TRUSTFY2025£96k
THE GREEN ROOM CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£70kAMF
THE C P CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£51kSupport for an ongoing project to run ear clinics for deprived people in six districts in Cambodia.
THE C P CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£49kDonations to support the continued development of play schemes for disabled children in The Gambia, Kenya, Sierra Leone and Zambia.
THE C P CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£40kDonations to support the continued development of play schemes for disabled children in The Gambia, Kenya, Sierra Leone and Zambia.
THE C P CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£40kDonations to support the continued development of play schemes for disabled children in The Gambia, Kenya, Sierra Leone and Zambia.
ALLAN AND NESTA FERGUSON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2021£15kOverseas education
THE MAURICE AND HILDA LAING CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£10k
THE C P CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£8kDonation to support the team's field trip to Gambia.
THE MAURICE AND HILDA LAING CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£7k
THE PETER STEBBINGS MEMORIAL CHARITYFY2024£3k
THE STERRY FAMILY FOUNDATIONFY2025£3kInternational
W F SOUTHALL TRUSTFY2022£3kSocial Action
THE TULA TRUST LIMITEDFY2022£2k
THE TULA TRUST LIMITEDFY2024£2k
THE TULA TRUST LIMITEDFY2023£2k
THE STERRY FAMILY FOUNDATIONFY2022£2k
THE HASLUCK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£2k
THE S M B TRUSTFY2022£2k
THE DE BRYE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£2k
THE S M B TRUSTFY2023£2k
GILCHRIST EDUCATIONAL TRUSTFY2024£1k
MISS E F RATHBONE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1kINTERNATIONAL
THE MAGENI TRUSTFY2024£1k
MISS E F RATHBONE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1kInternational
THE HASLUCK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1k
THE MAGENI TRUSTFY2022£500
THE MAGENI TRUSTFY2023£500
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
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOUNDATION2£183k
SIR HALLEY STEWART TRUST2£170k
THE ARCHER TRUST2£9k
THE GREEN HALL FOUNDATION1—
THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATION1£138k
MARR-MUNNING TRUST1£128k
THE BARTLETT FOUNDATION1£120k
THE ASHLA CHARITABLE TRUST1£80k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Able Child Africa.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
DISABILITY AFRICA£180k—0unclear—no doubt
Able Child Africa FY2025£939k£70,001 - £80,0002above22.0%no doubt
ACCOMPLISH CHILDREN'S TRUST CIO FY2025£127k—0unclear—no doubt
ADVANTAGE AFRICA FY2025£359k—0within—no doubt
AFRIKA TIKKUN UK FY2024£2.5m—0above—no doubt
BUILD AFRICA FY2025£540k—0above1.0%no doubt

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