Seeds for Development

Analysis

Seeds for Development is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Guildford. It was registered in July 2008, 18 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 trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Seeds for Development reported income of £16k and spending of £37k, spending 234% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £45k to £16k (-64%), an average of -23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 76%. 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, Seeds for Development sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Philland People's Endeavour (£16k), Mary Pittis Trust for Women (£16k) and Crookhall and District Community Association (£16k).