# Children First Uganda

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1130627 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1130627)
- Company number: 06775383
- Website: https://www.childrenfirstuganda.co.uk
- Latest income: £11k; spending £11.1k
- What it funds: Overseas aid / famine relief
- Who it helps: Other charities or voluntary bodies
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Wiltshire, Uganda
- Trustees: 3
- Last verified: 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/children-first-uganda

Children First Uganda (CFU) raises funds and provides expertise to help the Ugandan NGO CALM Africa, which helps vulnerable and needy Ugandan children and others in need. CFU supports work in the capital Kampala with street-children and in the Rakai, Lyantonde and Wasiko districts helps rural children living in child-headed households. CFU also supports schools established by CALM Africa.

## 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 Dec 2025 | £11k | £11.1k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2024 | £19.3k | £19.7k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2023 | £54.2k | £54.5k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2022 | £9,922 | £11.1k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2021 | £11.9k | £11.1k | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> To relieve the charitable needs of Children and young people and persons whoare or who have been affected by hiv/aids or who are otherwise in need, insuch ways as the trustees shall think fit, in particular by supporting thecharitable work of calm Africa and other organisations working with suchchildren young people or persons

## What it funds

Children First Uganda is registered under the Charity Commission purposes overseas aid / famine relief for other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year Children First Uganda reported income of £11k and spending of £11.1k. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Dec 2025, it spent £107k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Wiltshire and Uganda.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Children First Uganda in its sources (last checked 5 Nov 2026). Its website (childrenfirstuganda.co.uk) may list programmes that are not yet open or are by invitation only. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Questions

### Is Children First Uganda open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 5 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Children First Uganda is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does Children First Uganda fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Wiltshire and Uganda.

### Does Children First Uganda give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that Children First Uganda makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How much does Children First Uganda give each year?

The register does not break out Children First Uganda's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Dec 2025 was £11.1k. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £21.5k a year.

### How large is Children First Uganda?

In its latest reported year Children First Uganda reported income of £11k and spending of £11.1k.


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