Education for Development

Analysis

Education for Development is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Reading. It was registered in December 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. It says it provides human resources and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Education for Development reported income of £49k and spending of £30k, leaving 38% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £12k to £49k (+295%), an average of +41% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 687%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Education for Development sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Brave and Determined Charity (£49k), Calow Community Association (£49k) and Rahmania Charitable Trust (£49k).