MARAFIKI TRUST

Registered charity 1187949 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Marafiki Trust raises funds in the UK to support vulnerable children and their families through established charitable organisations in Kenya. These include a drop-in centre which provides ongoing physical, emotional and educational support for children identified as being at risk of finding themselves on the streets, and a centre which supports children with cerebral palsy, and their parents.

Causes: Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£98k

Latest spending

£68k

Registered

2020

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net loss of £14,838 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total expenditure exceeding total income. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £4,914, which is below the stated prudent target of £5,000. The charity notes that fundraising capacity is not expected to increase significantly despite rising costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £5,000 (held: £5k)

“The estimated free reserves required, on a prudent basis, is £5,000.” — page 10

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 — Marafiki Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Kivuli Trust — “Paloma now boards at Gilgil Special School which is north-west of Nairobi and is supported by RHYCO and the Kivuli Trust .” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Elizabeth Jane Turnbull · trustee of 1 other charity
Nicola Suzanne Guise
Rebecca Smith

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

Operates in: Kenya · Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£98k	£68k
31/12/2024	£76k	£91k
31/12/2023	£77k	£56k
31/12/2022	£132k	£152k
31/12/2021	£35k	£38k

Common questions

Is MARAFIKI TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net loss of £14,838 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total expenditure exceeding total income. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £4,914, which is below the stated prudent target of £5,000. The charity notes that fundraising capacity is not expected to increase significantly despite rising costs. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds MARAFIKI TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MARAFIKI TRUST as a grant recipient include THE KAJATAWA FOUNDATION, THE FORRESTER FAMILY TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE KAJATAWA FOUNDATION	FY2023	£20k
THE KAJATAWA FOUNDATION	FY2025	£11k
THE KAJATAWA FOUNDATION	FY2024	£5k
THE FORRESTER FAMILY TRUST	FY2022	£5k	SMALLER GRANTS
THE KAJATAWA FOUNDATION	FY2022	£2k