The Butterfly Tree Charity

Registered charity 1118084 · since 2007thebutterflytree.org.uk·Zambia·Updated 29 October 2026

Key takeaways

The Butterfly Tree Charity's stated priority is Zambia, and its work centres on rural schools, orphans and vulnerable children, water, food, health and income-generating enterprises, so a project in those areas is the clearest fit.
The annual report gives no readable grants figure and no grant range, so there is no published basis for a realistic request size; ask the charity what it can consider before settling on an amount.
No application process is published in the annual report, its register entry or its website, so the sensible first step is to use the contact shown in its published material to get in touch.
Nothing published says when it considers requests or how competitive it is, so plan for a conversation rather than a fixed deadline.
Organisations whose work is outside Zambia are unlikely to fit its stated priority.

Overview

The Butterfly Tree Charity is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1118084).

The Butterfly Tree Charity is registered in England and Wales and works in Zambia, especially in remote villages, schools and communities with little support. It was formed in response to the effects of the HIV and AIDS pandemic on families and schoolchildren in Zambia, to raise funds to help vulnerable children. It has over 30 ongoing projects covering water, food, health, education, orphan support and community projects, and its sponsor an orphan programme has assisted over 500 individual children in education.

What they fund

Priority Areas

The Butterfly Tree works in Zambia, especially remote villages, schools and communities with little support. Its projects cover water, food, health, education and sustainable community income-generating enterprises. It develops rural schools and educational facilities, and supports orphans and vulnerable children through education and sponsorship. Its health work includes malaria and HIV prevention, medical supplies and treatment for sick children. It also works on food security, clean water and sanitation, and emergency food relief. The charity describes its approach as grassroots, saying that donor funds go directly into projects and that its members in the UK and Zambia are volunteers. Its work includes building facilities and supporting sustainable livelihoods.

Themes

Education
Orphan support
Water and sanitation
Food security
Healthcare
Malaria and HIV prevention
Income-generating enterprises

Geographic Focus

Priority: Zambia.

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.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

Zambia

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Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 March 2022	£298,570	£306,535	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2022
year to 31 March 2023	£280,234	£292,504	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2023
year to 31 March 2024	£392,685	£406,138	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2024
year to 31 March 2025	£380,860	£385,052	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2025
year to 31 March 2026	£431,527	£429,100	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2026

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.