Found 9,591 UK NGOs working in Africa
Figures refer to charities registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales, based on areas of operation supplied to the Charity Commission by the charities themselves. Charities that say they work in more than 50 countries are not included. Total spending of these organisations includes work they carry out outside of Africa.
- Algeria
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cabo Verde
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Comoros
- Congo
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Mayotte
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Reunion
- Rwanda
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Senegal
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- St Helena
- Sudan
- Tanzania
- The Gambia
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Uganda
- Western Sahara
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
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| Charity | Reg. date | Latest income | Activities | Region ? |
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Marine Stewardship Council Charity number 1066806 |
10/12/1997 |
Latest income £33,734,000 [Mar 2025] |
The MSC is a global non-profit organisation that recognises and rewards efforts to protect oceans and safeguard seafood supplies for the future. The MSC certification program contributes to the health of the oceans by rewarding sustainable fishing practices, influencing the choices people make when buying seafood, and working with partners to transform the seafood market to a sustainable basis.
Work in Sweden, Australia, Chile, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Canada, Poland, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, United States, Norway, Portugal, South Korea, Peru, Hong Kong, Indonesia and Belgium
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UK registered office: London |
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International Institute for Environment and Development Charity number 800066 |
28/04/1989 |
Latest income £32,550,000 [Mar 2025] |
An independent, non-profit research institute working in the field of sustainable development. Aims to provide expertise and leadership in researching and achieving sustainable development at local, national and global levels. In alliance with others we seek to help shape a future that ends global poverty and delivers and sustains efficient and equitable management of the world's natural resources
Work in Bangladesh, Argentina, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Vietnam, United States, Uganda, Trinidad and Tobago, Thailand, Tanzania, Switzerland, Sweden, South Africa, Senegal, Rwanda, Philippines, Peru, Pakistan, Nigeria, Netherlands, Nepal, Namibia, Myanmar, Mozambique, Mexico, Mali, Malawi, Kenya, Indonesia, India, Ghana, France, Finland, Ethiopia, Denmark, China, Cameroon, Burkina Faso, Bolivia, Bhutan, Benin and Australia
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UK registered office: London |
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Helpage International Charity number 288180 |
17/11/1983 |
Latest income £32,122,000 [Mar 2025] |
HelpAge International's vision is a world in which all older people fulfil their potential to lead dignified, active, healthy and secure lives. We work with our partners to ensure that people everywhere understand how much older people contribute to society and that they must enjoy their right to healthcare, social services and economic and physical security.
Work in Ukraine, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, China, Colombia, South Sudan, Occupied Palestinian Territories, Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, Haiti, Zambia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Vietnam, India, Iraq, Jamaica, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Moldova, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Thailand and Uganda
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UK registered office: London |
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World Animal Protection Charity number 1081849 |
04/08/2000 |
Latest income £30,869,000 [Dec 2024] |
We move the world to protect animals. We work globally with local partners, animal welfare organisations and businesses, and we influence decision makers internationally, nationally and locally. We have formal relationships with key international bodies including the Food and Agriculture Organization, the UN Environment Programme, the Council of Europe and the World Organisation for Animal Health.
Work in China, Costa Rica, Denmark, India, Italy, Vietnam, United States, New Zealand, Netherlands, Philippines, Romania, Sweden, Thailand, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada and Kenya
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UK registered office: London |
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BBC Media Action Charity number 1076235 |
23/06/1999 |
Latest income £32,913,000 [Mar 2025] |
BBC Media Action uses media and communication to reduce poverty and promote human rights, thereby enabling people to build better lives. We work in more than 40 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East and Central Asia. We have three main thematic areas: health, governance and humanitarian, and two subsidiary areas: education/livelihoods and climate.
Work in Tunisia, Zambia, Ukraine, Tanzania, Somalia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Nepal, Myanmar, Kenya, Indonesia, India, Ethiopia, Cambodia, Bangladesh, Algeria, Afghanistan, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Armenia, Vanuatu, Samoa, Tonga, Uganda, Moldova, Georgia, Fiji and South Sudan
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UK registered office: London |
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Clean Air Fund Charity number 1183697 |
03/06/2019 |
Latest income £47,643,261 [Dec 2025] |
Clean Air Fund brings together philanthropic resources to improve air quality globally. It co-ordinates a collective strategy for air pollution activity, provides grant funding to a multi-national portfolio of clean air programmes, grants funds to research and knowledge-building activities, and provides a means of knowledge sharing and networking between stakeholders.
Work in Ghana, Spain, Brazil, Bulgaria, Poland, France, China and India
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UK registered office: London |
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Royal Institute of British Architects Charity number 210566 |
14/08/1962 |
Latest income £30,725,000 [Dec 2024] |
The objectives of the RIBA, as set out in its Charter, are the Advancement of Architecture and the promotion of the acquiring of knowledge of the Arts and Sciences connected therewith. Its mission is to advance architecture by demonstrating public benefit and promoting excellence in the profession.
Work in Peru, Colombia, China, Chile, Bulgaria, Azerbaijan, Argentina, Singapore, South Korea, Romania, Ireland, Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Greece, Denmark, Hong Kong, Poland, United States, Lebanon, Malaysia, Serbia, Spain, France and Liechtenstein
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UK registered office: London |
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Shell Foundation Charity number 1080999 |
02/06/2000 |
Latest income £29,307,733 [Dec 2024] |
Shell Foundation mission is to apply business thinking to major social and environmental issues linked to the energy sector - and seek to relieve poverty and hardship and protect the environment, for the public benefit, through the promotion and development of business-based solutions and supportive market environments, to target large scale impact.
Work in Uganda, Iraq, United Arab Emirates, India, United States, Switzerland, Egypt, Colombia, China, Brazil, Haiti, Oman, Kenya, Jordan, Ghana and Nigeria
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UK registered office: London |
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Practical Action Charity number 247257 |
26/04/1966 |
Latest income £33,140,000 [Mar 2025] |
Practical Action is a global innovator, inspiring people to discover and adopt ingenious, practical ways to free themselves from poverty and disadvantage
Work in Bolivia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nepal, Peru, Rwanda, Senegal, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Zimbabwe, Bangladesh, India and Burkina Faso
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UK registered office: West Midlands |
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Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust Charity number 1030884 |
23/12/1993 |
Latest income £46,756,455 [Mar 2025] |
WWT works to save wetlands for wildlife and for people by inspiring people to connect with and value wetlands and their wildlife, by demonstrating and promoting the importance and benefits of wetlands, by countering threats to wetlands and their wildlife, by creating and restoring wetlands and protecting key wetland sites and by savings threatened wetlands species.
Work in China, Russia, Madagascar, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, United States, Sri Lanka, South Korea, Seychelles, Bulgaria and Cambodia
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UK registered office: South West |
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Birdlife International Charity number 1042125 |
19/11/1994 |
Latest income £33,013,424 [Dec 2024] |
BirdLife International is a Partnership acting for birds, for priority sites, for the environment and for people. Over ten million people support the BirdLife International Partnership of non-governmental conservation organisations (Partners) and local networks. The BirdLife International Partners work together on shared priorities, programmes, and policies to deliver real conservation results.
Work in Ghana, Japan, Belgium, Kenya, Jordan, Singapore, Cambodia, Ecuador, Fiji, Tanzania, Rwanda, Senegal and Sao Tome and Principe
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UK registered office: East of England |
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Human Capability Foundation Charity number 1145084 |
15/12/2011 |
Latest income £44,453,782 [Dec 2024] |
HCF is a grant-making charity that makes grants to organisations predominantly in India.
Work in India and Senegal
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UK registered office: London |
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Vso Charity number 313757 |
14/02/1962 |
Latest income £24,673,000 [Mar 2025] |
Vso is the world's leading independent international development agency working for change through volunteers. vso brings people together to share skills, creativity and learning to build a fairer world. Vso has programmes in over twenty developing countries focusing on delivering sustainable change in three thematic areas: education, health and secure livelihoods.
Work in Netherlands, Ireland, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Thailand, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan and Philippines
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UK registered office: London |
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The National Deaf Children's Society Charity number 1016532 |
21/01/1993 |
Latest income £33,568,000 [Mar 2025] |
NDCS is the national charity dedicated to creating a world without barriers for deaf children and young people We represent the interests and campaign for the rights of all deaf children and young people from birth until they reach independence. NDCS supports the deaf child through the family as well as directly supporting deaf children and young people themselves.
Work in Peru, Ireland, Tanzania, Uganda, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, India and Kenya
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UK registered office: London |
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One Ummah Charity number 1168565 |
02/08/2016 |
Latest income £24,408,631 [Mar 2025] |
One Ummah Charity works to relieve poverty both locally here in the UK and Internationally. Our main work involves providing emergency aid in disaster stricken areas around the world. We also provide long term sustainable projects which benefit on going benefits to those in need.
Work in Uganda, Occupied Palestinian Territories, Yemen, Afghanistan, Morocco, Myanmar, Niger, Pakistan, Türkiye, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Syria, Somalia, Sudan, Bangladesh, India, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Malawi and Mauritania
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UK registered office: North East |
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Clientearth Charity number 1053988 |
26/03/1996 |
Latest income £26,499,465 [Dec 2024] |
ClientEarth's objects are the promotion and protection of the environment for the public benefit by the use of the law, to provide legal assistance to those who otherwise do not have access thereto, to promote education on environmental rights and responsibilities and to conduct research thereon. We will achieve these goals through advocacy, litigation, and research.
Work in Belgium, Bulgaria, China, Gabon, Ghana, Poland, Liberia, Côte d'Ivoire, Congo and Spain
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UK registered office: London |
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Goldman Sachs Gives (UK) Charity number 1123956 |
06/05/2008 |
Latest income £27,537,194 [Jun 2025] |
The charity is a grant making charity, providing grants to a wide range of charitable projects in the UK and abroad, funded principally by donations made by affiliate and subsidiary companies of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc and by current and former senior employees of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc, and its affiliates and subsidiaries.
Work in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ghana, India, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Ireland, Romania, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Türkiye, United States and Hong Kong
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UK registered office: London |
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The Pears Family Charitable Foundation Charity number 1009195 |
04/03/1992 |
Latest income £28,513,771 [Mar 2025] |
Pears Foundation aims to benefit society by promoting understanding of key issues through research and educational programmes; driving engagement in social progress across the UK, particularly in young people and supporting organisations focused on wellbeing for everyone.
Work in United States, Israel, Ghana and Germany
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UK registered office: London |
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The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy Charity number 231060 |
13/04/1964 |
Latest income £30,881,000 [Dec 2024] |
CIPFA aims to work in the public interest to promote high standards and deliver excellence in governance and financial management throughout the public services.
Work in Kazakhstan, Turks and Caicos Islands, Italy, Lesotho, Switzerland, Malta, United States, Ireland, United Arab Emirates, Australia, Bangladesh, Botswana, Canada, Somalia, China and Tajikistan
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UK registered office: London |
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Wild Planet Trust Charity number 306622 |
01/07/1963 |
Latest income £13,080,731 [Mar 2025] |
The Trust's principal activity during the year was the advancement of scientific knowledge, education and science in accordance with its charitable objectives.
Work in Nigeria, Tanzania and Zimbabwe
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UK registered office: West Midlands |
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The Elton John Aids Foundation Charity number 1017336 |
12/02/1993 |
Latest income £23,232,132 [Dec 2024] |
The Foundation empowers people infected, affected and at risk of HIV/AIDS, to alleviate their physical, emotional and financial hardship, enabling them to improve their quality of life, live with dignity and exercise self determination. It funds broad ranges of services and operational research, focusing on the most disadvantaged and high risk groups both in the UK and around the world.
Work in Russia, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Ukraine, Uganda, Thailand, Tanzania, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, South Africa and Myanmar
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UK registered office: London |
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The Brooke Hospital for Animals Charity number 1085760 |
23/03/2001 |
Latest income £24,756,115 [Mar 2025] |
Since it was founded in 1934, the Brooke has helped to relieve the suffering of millions of working horses, donkeys and mules and improved the livelihoods of the countless people who depend upon them. The Brooke provides veterinary services in some of the world's poorest communities, treating animals and training animal-owners in countries including Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Kenya and Pakistan.
Work in Pakistan, Kenya, India, Egypt, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Nepal, Ethiopia, Senegal, Sudan, Tanzania, Burkina Faso and Somalia
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UK registered office: London |
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Amnesty International UK Section Charitable Trust Charity number 1051681 |
04/01/1996 |
Latest income £24,142,000 [Dec 2024] |
Amnesty InternationalPromotion of Human Rights (including Human Rights education, research and related activities)
Work in Senegal, Burkina Faso, Greece, Sierra Leone and South Africa
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UK registered office: London |
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Orphans in Need Charity number 1144812 |
25/11/2011 |
Latest income £23,461,218 [Jan 2025] |
The relief of poverty and sickness anywhere in the world, and in particular, those affected by natural causes or by wars and conflicts either foreign or domestic To advance the education of persons in need, including orphans, anywhere in the world by the provision of financial aid and materials
Work in Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Occupied Palestinian Territories, Mali, India and The Gambia
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UK registered office: Yorkshire and The Humber |
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The British Computer Society Charity number 292786 |
10/12/1985 |
Latest income £21,881,000 [Aug 2025] |
Professional Body and Learned Society to promote the study and practice of Computing and to advance knowledge and education therein worldwide for the benefit of the public.
Work in Mauritius, Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Egypt, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Malta, Nepal, Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Poland, Qatar, Ireland, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, United States, Zambia, Hong Kong and Taiwan
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UK registered office: South West |
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Jesuits in Britain CIO Charity number 1207742 |
05/04/2024 |
Latest income £14,702,000 [Sep 2025] |
The object of the CIO is the advancement of religion for the public benefit in accordance with the principles and doctrines of the Roman Catholic faith through the religious and other charitable work for the time being carried out by or under the direction of or supported by the Society of Jesus as the Trustees with the approval of the Provincial shall from time to time think fit.
Work in South Africa, Zimbabwe, France, Guyana, Uganda, Jordan, Mexico, Kyrgyzstan, Italy, Kenya, Czechia, Madagascar, Colombia, Slovakia, Dominican Republic, India, Malawi, Haiti, Zambia, Nigeria, Taiwan, Philippines, Lithuania, Argentina and Mozambique
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UK registered office: London |
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Ampleforth Abbey Charity number 1026493 |
24/09/1993 |
Latest income £22,233,000 [Aug 2025] |
The main object of the charity is for the furtherance of the Roman Catholic religion. The object is fulfilled by the formation and subsequent ministry of Benedictine monks of Ampleforth Abbey. The works of the monks include the maintenance of the monastic community and its property, education, the welcoming of guests and parish work in dioceses of the Roman Catholic Church.
Work in Zimbabwe
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UK registered office: Yorkshire and The Humber |
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Action Against Hunger UK Charity number 1047501 |
27/06/1995 |
Latest income £22,383,730 [Dec 2024] |
To provide increased resources to support projects that address acute malnutrition and respond to humanitarian crises.To increase the impact and quality of responses to acute malnutrition and food crises by improving accountability, coverage and sustainabilityTo influence donors' and practitioners' policies and programmes on the responses to , and prevention of, food crises and malnutrition
Work in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Colombia, Ethiopia, Iraq, Côte d'Ivoire, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Myanmar, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Spain, Syria, Uganda, United States, Yemen, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zimbabwe and South Sudan
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UK registered office: London |
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The Order of Friars Minor Charity number 232177 |
21/01/1964 |
Latest income £1,655,420 [Mar 2025] |
Support of charitable purposes connected with the Roman Catholic Religion and the support of the Order generally.
Work in Belgium, South Africa, Kenya and India
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UK registered office: London |
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UK-Med Charity number 1166956 |
05/05/2016 |
Latest income £23,067,936 [Mar 2025] |
UK-Med provides emergency medical care in the aftermath of large and sudden-onset disasters. UK-Med also works with colleagues in disaster-prone countries to increase their medical and surgical skills and knowledge, developing capacity to respond to disasters in their own country and region.
Work in Occupied Palestinian Territories, Ukraine, Armenia, Türkiye and Zambia
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UK registered office: North West |
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