Teso Development Trust
Analysis
Teso Development Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leamington Spa. It was registered in October 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Teso Development Trust reported income of £78k and spending of £91k, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £143k to £78k (-45%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income dropped by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Teso Development Trust sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Nazar Fattima Memorial Foundation (£78k), Sadhu Vaswani Centre (£78k) and Ic Philanthropy Foundation (£78k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
We work with the christian churches at the Teso region of North East Uganda to provide relief of poverty, hunger and ill health through the provision of clean water, the improvement of livelihoods through training and support for improved agriculture and the development of community self help and leadership through training of community groups as well as the advancement of the Christian religion.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Nazar Fattima Memorial Foundation | Slough | £78k |
| Sadhu Vaswani Centre | London | £78k |
| Ic Philanthropy Foundation | Surrey | £78k |
| Rotherham Cancer Care Centre | South Yorkshire | £78k |