AMREF HEALTH AFRICA

Charity number: 261488
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Amref Health Africa is Africa's leading health development organisation. Headquartered in Nairobi, we work with some of the most remote and marginalised communities on the African continent, ensuring they can access their right to health. We believe women and girls have the power to effect lasting change in their communities: that?s why they?re at the heart of everything we do.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income:
£6,116,365

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Donations and legacies £1.06m
Charitable activities £4.91m
Other trading activities £0
Investments £139.43k
Other £6

Total expenditure:
£6,611,722

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Raising funds £1.06m
Charitable activities £5.55m
Other £0

£0 investments gains (losses)

Total income includes £923,024 from 1 government contract(s)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.

In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £1.06m
Charitable expenditure £5.55m

People

18 Employee(s)

9 Trustee(s)

4 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£60k to £70k 2
£70k to £80k 1
£100k to £110k 1

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Islington
  • Ethiopia
  • Kenya
  • Malawi
  • Senegal
  • South Africa
  • Sudan
  • Tanzania
  • Uganda

Governance

Registration history:
  • 27 August 1970: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • A M R E F (Working name)
  • AMREF UK (Working name)
  • AFRICAN MEDICAL AND RESEARCH FOUNDATION LIMITED (Previous name)
  • AFRICAN MEDICAL AND RESEARCH FOUNDATION LIMITED (UNITED KINGDOM) (Previous name)
Company number:
00982544 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Paul Davey Chair 27 November 2019
None on record
Andrew Tuttle Trustee 30 May 2024
None on record
Jill Anderson Trustee 30 May 2024
None on record
Navita Yadav Trustee 21 March 2024
None on record
Dr Sally Nicholas Trustee 18 November 2022
None on record
Bridie Layden Trustee 17 August 2020
None on record
Dr Tinashe Chandauka Trustee 17 August 2020
None on record
Beverley Jewell Trustee 17 August 2020
None on record
Jennifer Chimanga Trustee 05 October 2018
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £2.65m £5.15m £5.11m £6.47m £6.12m
Total expenditure £3.50m £3.89m £4.45m £4.84m £6.61m
Income from government contracts £21.98k £240.76k £543.66k £1.03m £923.02k
Income from government grants £128.12k N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £1.13m £597.53k £1.11m £1.10m £1.06m
Income - Other trading activities £2.22k £1.37k £1.17k £42 £0
Income - Charitable activities £1.52m £4.55m £3.99m £5.33m £4.91m
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £547 £55 £1.55k £48.79k £139.43k
Income - Other £0 £0 £7.75k £3 £6
Income - Legacies £9.64k £58.53k £3.74k £195.81k £30.71k
Expenditure - Charitable activities £3.08m £3.36m £3.96m £4.22m £5.55m
Expenditure - Raising funds £423.21k £531.26k £488.66k £622.90k £1.06m
Expenditure - Governance £17.99k £15.40k £9.90k £38.79k £13.32k
Expenditure - Grants institution £2.59m £2.90m £3.26m £3.52m £4.94m
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Own use assets £6.01k £8.21k £11.53k £14.34k £14.00k
Long-term investments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Other assets £2.36m £4.02m £4.71m £6.42m £5.61m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £646.43k £1.05m £1.09m £1.17m £849.26k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2024 04 July 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 04 July 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 19 June 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 19 June 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 20 June 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 20 June 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 22 June 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 22 June 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 01 October 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 01 October 2021 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 19/06/1970 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 24/01/2001 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 07/09/2005 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 30/01/2006 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 26/02/2014 as amended on 26 May 2021 as amended on 09 Jun 2023

Charitable objects

TO SUPPORT AND FOSTER THE INVESTIGATION AND ADVANCEMENT IN AFRICA OF MEDICAL, SCIENTIFIC, EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL KNOWLEDGE AND TO APPLY THE KNOWLEDGE DERIVED THEREFROM TO THE CAUSES, PREVENTION, RELIEF AND THERAPY OF HUMAN DISEASES AND MISERY FOR THE RELIEF OF MANKIND IN GENERAL.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Canopi
Unit A
Arc House
82 Tanner Street
LONDON
SE1 3GN
Phone:
02072695520
Email:
info@amrefuk.org
Website:

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