Sayser Developments Ltd

Analysis

Sayser Developments Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Prestwich. It was registered in July 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04299356). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending October 2025, Sayser Developments Ltd reported income of £942k and spending of £983k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income grew from £757k to £942k (+24%), an average of +5.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Sayser Developments Ltd sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Economist Educational Foundation (£940k), Friends of Boyan Trust (£942k) and Yeshivas Lev Simcha Limited (£939k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 91% and donations and legacies 8.8%. Charitable activities took 32% of spending and raising funds 67%. Grants to other organisations totalled £310k. Reserves of £4.3m would cover about 53 months of spending at that rate.