Edhi International Foundation UK

Analysis

Edhi International Foundation UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2024, Edhi International Foundation UK reported income of £6.3m and spending of £2.0m, leaving 68% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2024, income fell from £6.9m to £6.3m (-8.9%), an average of -3.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 25% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Edhi International Foundation UK sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Harlow and District Sports Trust (£6.3m), St David's Hospice (£6.4m) and Writhlington Trust (£6.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 94% and investments 5.9%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £320k. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 5.8%. Reserves of £64.6m would cover about 376 months of spending at that rate. It employed 20 people.

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue.