Activities

As described by the charity on the register

We are a not-for-profit microfinace institution focussing on sub-saharan africa. Our mission is to significantly reduce the depth and breadth of poverty in the communities within which we operate. We do this by lending money to groups of rural women to help them build sustainable businesses, and by providing meaningful training and ongoing mentoring support.

Latest income

£5.6m

Expenditure

£5.1m

Financial year end

2024-12-31

Income & spending history

As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end

Year end Income Expenditure income spend
2020-12-31 £3.0m £2.8m
2021-12-31 £3.8m £3.2m
2022-12-31 £5.3m £4.8m
2023-12-31 £6.1m £5.6m
2024-12-31 £5.6m £5.1m

Latest detailed return

Year end 2024-12-31 · consolidated (group) figures

Income mix

Donations & legacies £1.1m
Charitable activities £4.4m
Trading £0
Investment income £107k
Total income £5.6m

Spending

Charitable spend £4.8m
Raising funds £369k
Grants to institutions £0
Governance £0
Total expenditure £5.1m

Balance sheet

Reserves £456k
Total funds £2.2m
— restricted £109k
— unrestricted £2.1m
— endowment £0
Total assets £2.2m
Cash £399k

People

Employees 327

Classification

The charity's own register classification

What it does

  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Who it helps

  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • The General Public/mankind

How it works

  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Other Finance

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.