Development Aid From People to People UK

Analysis

Development Aid From People to People UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Northamptonshire. It was registered in March 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06038406). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Development Aid From People to People UK reported income of £1.3m and spending of £1.3m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £466k to £1.3m (+171%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Development Aid From People to People UK sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include West Wight Sports and Community Centre Trust Ltd (£1.3m), Freedom Community Alliance Limited (£1.3m) and Aed Donate (£1.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 99%. Charitable activities took 2.0% of spending and raising funds 98%. Reserves of £15k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 20 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.