Rating reports
Africa Now
Key data
| Income | £1m |
| Programme ratio | 86% |
| Admin. expenses ratio | 7% |
| Fundraising efficiency | 7p |
Output
>90,000 beneficiaries of business development; ~35,000 beneficiaries of improved working conditions
Reports
- Afghan Connection
- Africa Educational Trust
- Africa Now
- African Initiatives
- AfriKids
- Andrew Lees Trust
- BasicNeeds
- Blue Dragon
- Book Aid International
- Build Africa
- Cambodia Trust
- Excellent Development
- Health Unlimited
- Homeless International
- IMPACT Foundation
- International Childcare Trust
- MicroLoan Foundation
- Motivation Charitable Trust
- MSAVLC
- MyC4
- Nepal Leprosy Trust
- Pestalozzi Overseas Childrens Trust
- Prospect Burma
- Pump Aid
- Refugees United
- Riders For Health
- ShelterBoxTrust
- SolarAid
- Survivors Fund
- Target Tubercolosis
- Tools for Self-Reliance
- Tree Aid
- VETAID
- Vision Aid Overseas
- Women and Children First
Input
The field office country representatives remain and most are local with a mixture of private and non-profit sector backgrounds. The ethical audits work is run out of Kenya by a British staff member with over 16 years experience in the continent. Trustees provide experience from the NGO and development banking sectors, as well as ethical consultancy, accountancy, and UK and African retail and commercial trade.
| Key Financials |
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| Year end 31 March (£000s) | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009E |
| Income | |||||
| Project restricted income | 379 | 785 | 931 | 802 | 800 |
| Unrestricted income | 172 | 233 | 307 | 267 | 275 |
| Investment income | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
| Total income | 550 | 1,108 | 1,244 | 1,077 | 1,080 |
| Expenses | |||||
| Project expenses | 591 | 665 | 1,062 | 941 | 925 |
| Costs of generating funds | 30 | 39 | 35 | 77 | 85 |
| Administration expenses | 54 | 53 | 68 | 75 | 75 |
| Total expenses | 675 | 757 | 1,165 | 1,093 | 1,085 |
| Balance of project restricted funds | 88 | 348 | 459 | 564 | 250 |
| Reserves |
208 | 208 | 177 | 56 | 150 |
| Number of employees |
7/33 | 6/27 | 6/27 | 6/27 | 6/27 |
| Key ratios | |||||
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009E | |
| Proportion of restricted income | 69% | 77% | 75% | 75% | 74% |
| Proportion of income used on projects | 107% | 65% | 85% | 87% | 86% |
| Programme ratio | 88% | 88% | 91% | 86% | 85% |
| Administration ratio | 8% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 7% |
| Fundraising efficiency | 6p | 4p | 3p | 7p | 7p |
| Number of months of cost coverage | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| Development Ratings estimates |
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