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SOPHOS AFRICA UK

Registered charity 1197557 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

SOPHOS AFRICA aims to prevent or relieve poverty in Africa through supporting income generation schemes amongst disadvantaged communities as well as working to address the causes of poverty, such as corruption, religious extremism and enthno-centrism. SOPHOS AFRICA in the UK exists to support and fund the work of Africans to address these issues.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Get email alerts

Latest income
£42k
Latest spending
£59k
Registered
2022
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £14,177 as of March 31, 2025, which the trustees confirm is compliant with their stated policy of maintaining a minimum of three months' expenditure (£11,500). The charity received an independent examination with no material matters requiring attention, indicating stable administrative and financial reporting for the period.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Individual donation income (regular & one-off) (54% of income)
“Individual donation income (regular & one-off) – 54%” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months expenditure in our Bank Account at any time (held: £14k)
“our Reserves Policy (which is to have a minimum of three months expenditure in our Bank Account at any time)” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Eritrea · Ethiopia · Kenya · Nigeria · Sudan · Uganda

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£42k£59k
05/04/2024£60k£48k
05/04/2023£64k£43k

Common questions

Is SOPHOS AFRICA UK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £14,177 as of March 31, 2025, which the trustees confirm is compliant with their stated policy of maintaining a minimum of three months' expenditure (£11,500). The charity received an independent examination with no material matters requiring attention, indicating stable administrative and financial reporting for the period. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds SOPHOS AFRICA UK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SOPHOS AFRICA UK as a grant recipient include 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 MAURICE AND HILDA LAING CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£10kOverseas Aid
THE MAURICE AND HILDA LAING CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£5k