Found 1,727 UK NGOs working in South 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 South Africa.

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NGOs are only included if they say they work in fewer than 50 countries. This is because some organisations claim they are working in every single country in the world, or very large numbers of countries. This is unlikely. So we can exclude them by restricting the number of countries organisations work in.

The figures for income and spending include the total income and spending of the organisations in all the countries they work in.

Religious organisations refers to those organisations which self-describe themselves as undertaking "religious activities" in their causes.

1,727
NGOs found
NGOs working in South Africa also work in a further 228 countries, including the UK
Altogether, these NGOs spend £6.3bn
in all these countries*
This is equivalent to 6% of total UK charity spending of £101.4bn

* It is not possible to isolate spending only on South Africa, we can only report spending by organisations in all the countries they work in.

Financial data is based on the latest available for these organisations. The latest available data is from 2023, though for some organisations it may be earlier.

How NGOs describe themselves
Number of NGOs by size
47249840518267
Under £10k£10k-£100k£100k-£1m£1m-£10mOver £10m
Amount of spending by size (£)
£1,106,777£19.7m£136.8m£601.4m£5.6bn
Under £10k£10k-£100k£100k-£1m£1m-£10mOver £10m
Where do these NGOs work?
1,727575572525440412356353345345338305
ZAKEINUSZWUGNGAUZMGHTZCA
What do these NGOs do?
1,129820654595480444402324273212210199157142996915
Education and trainingRelief of povertyGeneral charitable purposesHealth or saving of livesReligious activitiesOverseas aid/famine reliefEconomic and community developmentDisabilityEnvironment/conservation/heritageOther charitable purposesHuman rights, equality and diversityArts/culture/heritage/scienceAccommodation/housingAmateur sportAnimalsRecreationArmed forces and emergency services
Who do these NGOs work with?
1,056972738475421387216
The general public/mankindChildren/young peopleOther charities or voluntary bodiesElderly/old peoplePeople with disabilitiesOther defined groupsPeople of a particular ethnic or racial origin
How do these NGOs work?
949781780617394385331311270235
Makes grants to organisationsProvides advocacy/advice/informationProvides servicesMakes grants to individualsProvides human resourcesSponsors or undertakes researchActs as an umbrella or resource bodyOther charitable activitiesProvides buildings/facilities/open spaceProvides other finance
 

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