APT ACTION ON POVERTY
Registered charity 290836 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as APT ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT
Action on Poverty's vision is a world where everyone can work with pride for a better future. We work in partnership with people in East and West Africa to build livelihoods and transform lives; addressing barriers to safe and lasting work, hunger and injustice. These changemakers access vital skills and resources needed to earn a living and address the root causes of poverty.
Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £24,541 for the year, reducing its free unrestricted reserves to £161,290. This reserve level is within the trustees' stated policy target of 6-12 months' running costs, ensuring the charity can continue operating as a going concern. The charity holds no pension deficits and has no trading subsidiaries.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Accounts audited by Knox Cropper LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — APT Action on Poverty (matched by registered charity number).
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£59k
Reported reserves equal ~2.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (86% 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: 7.8% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).
- JAKE BHARIERchair · trustee of 1 other charity
- Abidemi Yvonne Sanni
- Amber Beth Honey
- Benjamin Cumming
- David Andrew Elliott
- Dr Brian Stephen Capper · trustee of 3 other charities
- Enitan Anuoluwapo Olowookere
- Helen Jane Altshul
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Kenya · Sierra Leone · Tanzania · Uganda
Income and spending
Common questions
Is APT ACTION ON POVERTY financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £24,541 for the year, reducing its free unrestricted reserves to £161,290. This reserve level is within the trustees' stated policy target of 6-12 months' running costs, ensuring the charity can continue operating as a going concern. The charity holds no pension deficits and has no trading subsidiaries. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Knox Cropper LLP.
Who funds APT ACTION ON POVERTY?
Funders whose own accounts filings name APT ACTION ON POVERTY as a grant recipient include Brian Mercer Trust, MARR-MUNNING TRUST, THE BLOOM FOUNDATION, EA FOUNDATION, ALLAN AND NESTA FERGUSON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT.
Known funders
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