Depaul International

Analysis

Depaul International is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05245818). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Depaul International reported income of £78.5m and spending of £75.9m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £50.0m to £78.5m (+57%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Depaul International sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Brandon Trust (£77.6m), John Innes Centre (£78.8m) and Al-Khair Foundation (£74.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 74%, donations and legacies 18% and trading 1.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £400k. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 3.7%. Reserves of £1.2m would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 1,471 people.