Sand Dams Worldwide Limited

Analysis

Sand Dams Worldwide Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04432166). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Sand Dams Worldwide Limited reported income of £1.9m and spending of £1.8m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £1.2m to £1.9m (+60%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Sand Dams Worldwide Limited sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Hastings Community Trust (£1.9m), The John Horseman Trust (£1.9m) and Board of Deputies Charitable Foundation (£1.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 96% and charitable activities 4.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £172k. Charitable activities took 83% of spending and raising funds 12%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.2m. Reserves of £456k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 7 people.