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MEDEWELL INTERNATIONAL

Registered charity 1188078 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The objectives of the charity is to raise funds from donors and support projects for the prevention and relief of poverty in East Africa and in particular Tanzania.

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

Latest income
£198k
Latest spending
£214k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operated at a net deficit of £15,621 for the year, reducing its unrestricted reserves from £29,753 to £14,132. The trustees report that the charity has no administrative expenses or borrowing and is well placed to continue activities for the foreseeable future. Per the trustees' report, the charity relies entirely on voluntary donations to fund its charitable projects in Tanzania.

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

What the accounts disclose

Fundraising cost ratio: 0.0% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“The trustees are pleased to note that all donations received have been spent without any administration fees or any cost to reduce the amount received from donors.” — page 4
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Tanzania

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£198k£214k
31/12/2023£240k£244k
31/12/2022£237k£267k
31/12/2021£167k£107k
31/12/2020£68k£65k

Common questions

Is MEDEWELL INTERNATIONAL financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity operated at a net deficit of £15,621 for the year, reducing its unrestricted reserves from £29,753 to £14,132. The trustees report that the charity has no administrative expenses or borrowing and is well placed to continue activities for the foreseeable future. Per the trustees' report, the charity relies entirely on voluntary donations to fund its charitable projects in Tanzania. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

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
MEETINGS INDUSTRY MEETING NEEDS1£76k
THE BEATRICE GILMORE CHARITABLE TRUST1£64k
THE FYRISH FOUNDATION1£25k
ALLAN AND NESTA FERGUSON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT1£23k
THE REED FOUNDATION1£18k
C B AND H H TAYLOR 1984 TRUST1£12k
THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUST1£11k
DAVID LISTER CHARITABLE TRUST1£7k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ANGEL WELFARE AND EDUCATION TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MEDEWELL INTERNATIONAL£198k—0unclear0.0%no doubt
ANGEL WELFARE AND EDUCATION TRUST FY2024£1.2m—0unclear—no doubt
Mikuyu Tanzania FY2025£240k—0unclear10.8%no doubt
MEDICAL AND EDUCATIONAL AID TO KENYA FY2025£97k—0above—no doubt
MYMALAWI FY2025£212k—0below—no doubt
SWANLAND EDUCATION AFRICA TRUST FY2025£103k—0below—no doubt

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