Cohere
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Cohere's stated focus is refugee-led and community-based organisations, with Africa as its priority, so work that clearly fits those descriptions is the closest match.
- Its grants go through subsidiaries to endeavours in East Africa and the Great Lakes region, so a group working elsewhere in Africa should check that this route fits before applying.
- The grant range is not stated, and no application process was found in the annual report, its register entry or its website, so ask the charity directly what size and form of request it considers before writing a full proposal.
- It describes its work as relationship-led, built on trust, solidarity and long-term partnership through its Trust Circle model, so an opening conversation is likely to suit it better than a cold proposal.
- No exclusions are stated, so no group is ruled out, but a group whose work falls outside its stated focus should weigh that fit before spending time on a request.
Overview
Cohere is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1153638).
Cohere is a charity registered in England and Wales that supports refugee-led and community-based organisations across Africa, providing funding, capacity-building, coordination and advocacy. Its registered objects cover education and training for people displaced by conflict, and relief of poverty for displaced people and disadvantaged communities hosting them. Its parent charity awards grants through its subsidiaries to key endeavours in East Africa and the Great Lakes region of Africa. It paid £542,824 in the year covered by its latest annual report.
What they fund
Priority Areas
Cohere supports refugee-led and community-based organisations across Africa, providing funding, capacity-building, coordination and advocacy. It works with refugee leaders and communities, seeking to connect them with resources and opportunities and to place them in the driving seat of solutions shaped by local knowledge. Its approach centres trust and long-term relationships built on solidarity and shared accountability. Through its Trust Circle model, team members engage closely with partner organisations, identify opportunities collectively and co-design solutions, with meetings, visits and programme deep dives helping them understand partners’ needs and goals. The charity’s registered objects also include practical education and training for people displaced by conflict and poverty relief for displaced people and disadvantaged host communities.
Themes
- Refugee-led organisations
Geographic Focus
Priority: Africa.
How to apply
No way to apply was found in the charity's annual report, its register entry or its website.
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- It builds long-term partnerships with refugee leaders based on trust, solidarity and shared accountability.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- Africa
Similar funders
Funders supporting work similar to Cohere.
Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 December 2020 | £654,740 | £609,836 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2020 |
| year to 31 December 2021 | £725,093 | £768,579 | £48,541 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2021 |
| year to 31 December 2022 | £3,842,781 | £1,164,538 | £59,271 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2022 |
| year to 31 December 2023 | £1,997,095 | £1,832,185 | £630,287 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2023 |
| year to 31 December 2024 | £1,808,255 | £1,804,110 | £542,824 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2024 |
Income vs grants paid
IncomeGrants paid
Total value each financial year
Grants paid stayed within income across the 4 years shown.
- Grants paid, year to 31 December 2021; year to 31 December 2022; year to 31 December 2023: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
- Grants paid, year to 31 December 2024: grants paid out in the year.
— No grants figure for that year.
Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
- wearecohere.org/partnerships · read on 30 October 2026
- wearecohere.org · read on 30 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 31 December 2024)
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 30 October 2026.
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- wearecohere.org
- Charity Commission register entryContact details as held by the Charity Commission
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