# Action This Day Kenya

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1155815 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1155815)
- Company number: 08371991
- Latest income: £242; spending £1,217
- What it funds: Education / training, Prevention or relief of poverty
- Who it helps: Children / young people
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Kenya
- Trustees: 3
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/action-this-day-kenya

Until the end of 2018, the charity funded three projects in Mombasa, Kenya - the Kookaburra Community School, Kookaburra House and the Kookaburra Graduate Programme (sponsoring primary school graduates through high school and high school graduates through university). Kookaburra House and the Kookaburra Community School are now closed and the Graduate Programme is gradually winding down.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jan 2025 | £242 | £1,217 | not filed |
| 31 Jan 2024 | £4,140 | £1,580 | not filed |
| 31 Jan 2023 | £3,798 | £3,760 | not filed |
| 31 Jan 2022 | £1,305 | £3,415 | not filed |
| 31 Jan 2021 | £1,049 | £1,015 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> To advance the education of the pupils at kookaburra community school, mombasa, Kenya by providing and assisting in the provision of facilities for education at the school. For the public benefit to promote the education (including social and physical training) of these pupils in such ways as the charity trustees think fit including by awarding to such persons scholarships to attend high school and/or any institute of higher or further education.the relief of financial hardship, either generally or individually of people living in mombasa, Kenya by providing such persons with goods/services which they could not otherwise afford through lack of means.

## What it funds

Action This Day Kenya is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training and prevention or relief of poverty for children / young people; the register records that it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year Action This Day Kenya reported income of £242 and spending of £1,217. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Jan 2025, it spent £11k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Kenya.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Action This Day Kenya in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). It may fund by invitation only, or through programmes that OpenGrant's sources do not cover. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Questions

### Is Action This Day Kenya open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 4 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Action This Day Kenya is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does Action This Day Kenya fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Kenya.

### Does Action This Day Kenya give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that Action This Day Kenya makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How much does Action This Day Kenya give each year?

The register does not break out Action This Day Kenya's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Jan 2025 was £1,217. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £2,197 a year.

### How large is Action This Day Kenya?

In its latest reported year Action This Day Kenya reported income of £242 and spending of £1,217.


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