Education for Democracy in South Africa

Analysis

Education for Democracy in South Africa is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxford. It was registered in August 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Education for Democracy in South Africa reported income of £21k and spending of £17k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £20k to £21k (+6.5%), an average of +1.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 70%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Education for Democracy in South Africa sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Burton Joyce Old School Trust (£21k), Global Gathering Christian Community (£21k) and The Darby Pension Fund (£21k).