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DELTA PHILANTHROPIES

Registered charity 1178335 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Delta UK has two central, though broad and interconnected objectives: to eliminate poverty and to advance education. We believe these are inextricably interlinked, that the first will not be achieved without the second. Without advancing education, at all ages and stages of life, we will not be able to offer more than palliative care and a band aid to communities unable to help themselves.

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

Latest income
£5.1m
Latest spending
£5.1m
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported total income and expenditure of approximately US$6.5 million for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in a small net surplus. Free unrestricted reserves stood at US$463,567, which the trustees note is slightly higher than their stated policy target of US$170,000 to US$340,000 (representing 3-6 months of expenditure). The independent auditor confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified 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

Highest-paid employee band: $180,001 - $190,000 — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median £70k)
“$180,001 - $190,000 1” — page 41
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: Donations and legacies (80% of income)
“Donations and legacies 1,339,905 5,200,000 6,539,905” — page 39
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three to six months of expenditure (held: £464k)
“It has established a policy whereby the unrestricted funds not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets held by the charity should be between 3 and 6 months of the expenditure. Budgeted expenditure for 2025 is US$680,000 and therefore the target is between US$170,000 and US$340,000 in general funds.” — page 30
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Xeinadin Audit Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

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.

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

Total income
£5.1m
Total spending
£5.1m
Reserves (reported)
£1.1m
Employees
7

Reported reserves equal ~2.5 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 (100% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Burundi · Kenya · Malawi · Mozambique · Rwanda · South Africa · Tanzania · Throughout England · Zimbabwe

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£5.1m£5.1m
31/12/2023£4.9m£4.6m
31/12/2022£2.7m£3.0m
31/12/2021£4.5m£6.0m
31/12/2020£6.7m£5.1m

Common questions

Is DELTA PHILANTHROPIES financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported total income and expenditure of approximately US$6.5 million for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in a small net surplus. Free unrestricted reserves stood at US$463,567, which the trustees note is slightly higher than their stated policy target of US$170,000 to US$340,000 (representing 3-6 months of expenditure). The independent auditor confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Xeinadin Audit Limited.

What does the highest-paid employee of DELTA PHILANTHROPIES earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the $180,001 - $190,000 band.

Who funds DELTA PHILANTHROPIES?

Funders whose own accounts filings name DELTA PHILANTHROPIES as a grant recipient include THE ELMA FOUNDATION (UK).

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ELMA FOUNDATION (UK)FY2021£204kSpecial Opportunities

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 JOSEPH ROWNTREE CHARITABLE TRUST1£150k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST BURSCOUGH BRIDGE1£63k
THE CHARIS TRUST1£54k
ALLAN AND NESTA FERGUSON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT1£25k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER WEST HARROW1£15k
POLDEN PUCKHAM CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£10k
W F SOUTHALL TRUST1£6k
SEEDFIELD TRUST1£4k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with DOLPHIN SCHOOL TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
DELTA PHILANTHROPIES£5.1m$180,001 - $190,000—above—no doubt
DOLPHIN SCHOOL TRUST FY2025£2.2m——unclear—no doubt
ENGLISH UK LIMITED FY2025£1.5m——within—no doubt
D D MCPHAIL CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT CIO FY2025£203k—0unclear—no doubt
DUKE UK TRUST LIMITED FY2025£298k—0unclear—no doubt
UNITED NATIONS ASSOCIATION - UK FY2025£480kunclear2above3.0%no doubt

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