Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution Limited
Analysis
Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02422813). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution Limited reported income of £8.0m and spending of £8.6m, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £9.3m to £8.0m (-14%), an average of -3.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income dropped by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.
Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution Limited sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Humberside Engineering Training Association Limited (£7.6m), Centre for Public Impact Europe (£8.0m) and The Chartered Quality Institute (£7.6m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £2.0m would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 66 people.
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Charitable activities 100%
- Investments 0.3%
In the charity's own words
The objects for which the company is established ("the Objects") are to promote, for the benefit of the public in the United Kingdom, Europe and throughout the World, the use of conciliation, mediation, adjudication and other methods and procedures for effective dialogue and the management of conflict between individuals and/or organisations where this will enhance outcomes or avoid or reduce the
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|---|---|---|
| Humberside Engineering Training Association Limited | Hull | £7.6m |
| Centre for Public Impact Europe | London | £8.0m |
| The Chartered Quality Institute | London | £7.6m |
| Crimestoppers Trust | Wallington | £8.0m |