Enterprise for Development
Analysis
Enterprise for Development is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in September 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 07740926). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Enterprise for Development reported income of £129k and spending of £64k, leaving 50% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £125k to £129k (+3.1%), an average of +0.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 743%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Enterprise for Development sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Letchworth Civic Trust (£129k), The Colledge Family Memorial Fellowship Trust (£129k) and The Friends of St Georges Hospital (£129k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Relief or prevention of poverty of poor people located in the least developed, low income or lower middle income countries and communities and advancement of health.EfD will make grants to organisations or persons for the purposes of alleviating poverty or promoting the advancement of health.Grants will be made available to poor farmers to improve their farming activities, particularly irrigation.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Letchworth Civic Trust | Letchworth Garden City | £129k |
| The Colledge Family Memorial Fellowship Trust | London | £129k |
| The Friends of St Georges Hospital | London | £129k |
| Yoga Mission | London | £129k |