Five Talents UK
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Five Talents UK's stated focus is savings groups and literacy and business training in Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Myanmar and Bolivia, so check first whether your work sits in one of these places and in this kind of programme.
- It makes its grants through development partners working with local church and community networks, and it says it scales proven programmes through established partners in new regions, so a proposal should show how you would fit that model.
- No application process is published in the annual report, its register entry or its website, so the sensible first step is to get in touch using the contact shown rather than sending a formal request.
- No grant range is stated, so let the early conversation set any amount.
- Partners are assessed on vision, community needs, the competitive landscape, operational capacity, governance and local church networks, and programme grants are released quarterly only after partners report on financial performance and impact, so be ready to show data.
Overview
Five Talents UK is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1113969).
Five Talents UK is a Christian charity, registered in England and Wales, that was founded as a response to global poverty. It exists to relieve financial hardship among people in developing countries by working with indigenous Anglican churches and other partners on micro-enterprise programmes, with training and capital grants. Its work includes community-owned savings schemes alongside literacy and business training for marginalised communities. The annual report gives £1,193,647 awarded in the year it covers.
What they fund
Priority Areas
Five Talents UK makes grants through development organisations based in communities across east, central and southern Africa, Bolivia and Myanmar. It works with local church and community networks to establish community-owned savings and loans groups and provide literacy, financial literacy and business-skills training in rural communities. Its programmes seek to relieve financial hardship through locally led economic empowerment, with particular focus on marginalised people and women. Groups pool members’ savings and make loans from that capital rather than relying on external loan finance. It selects partners by assessing alignment of vision, community needs, operational capacity, governance and trusted local church networks, and releases programme grants after reviewing partners’ reports and data on financial performance and impact.
Themes
- Micro-enterprise development
- Savings-led groups
- Literacy and numeracy
- Financial literacy
- Business skills
- Women's economic empowerment
- Poverty relief
Geographic Focus
Democratic Republic of Congo; South Sudan; Burundi; Rwanda; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Malawi; Myanmar; Bolivia.
How to apply
No application process is published in the charity's annual report, its register entry or its website. The contact shown is for getting in touch.
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- Partner selection assesses vision alignment, community needs, the competitive landscape, operational capacity, governance and trusted local church networks.
- Five Talents focuses on scaling proven programmes through established partners in new regions of countries where it already operates.
- Programme partners must provide reports and data on financial performance and programme impact for review before quarterly grants are released.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- Bolivia
- Burundi
- Kenya
- Malawi
- Myanmar
- Rwanda
- South Sudan
- Tanzania
- Uganda
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Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 December 2021 | £1,030,462 | £920,099 | £645,237 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2021 |
| year to 31 December 2022 | £1,172,371 | £1,192,813 | £776,889 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2022 |
| year to 31 December 2023 | £1,433,956 | £1,392,729 | £863,321 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2023 |
| year to 31 December 2024 | £1,768,853 | £1,615,349 | £1,030,279 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2024 |
| year to 31 December 2025 | £2,083,289 | £1,952,769 | £1,193,647 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2025 |
Income vs grants paid
IncomeGrants paid
Total value each financial year
Grants paid stayed within income across the 5 years shown.
- Grants paid, year to 31 December 2021; year to 31 December 2022; year to 31 December 2023; year to 31 December 2024: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
- Grants paid, year to 31 December 2025: grants awarded in the year, as reported in the accounts.
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
- fivetalents.org.uk
- fivetalents.org.uk/our-story/mission-and-vision · read on 30 October 2026
- fivetalents.org.uk/our-story/faqs · read on 30 October 2026
- fivetalents.org.uk/contact · read on 30 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 31 December 2025)
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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At a glance
Applying to Five Talents UK?
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Contact
- +442038087643source
- info@fivetalents.org.uksource
- Five Talents UK Ltd, Suite 122, 3 Bride Court, Bride Lane, London, EC4Y 8DUsource
- Five Talents UK, 22 Eastcheap, London. EC3M 1EUsource
- fivetalents.org.uk
Applying to Five Talents UK?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- +442038087643source
- info@fivetalents.org.uksource
- Five Talents UK Ltd, Suite 122, 3 Bride Court, Bride Lane, London, EC4Y 8DUsource
- Five Talents UK, 22 Eastcheap, London. EC3M 1EUsource
- fivetalents.org.uk