Engineers for Overseas Development Ltd.
Analysis
Engineers for Overseas Development Ltd. is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cardiff. It was registered in October 2011, 15 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 07697421). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending July 2025, Engineers for Overseas Development Ltd. reported income of £24k and spending of £51k, spending 211% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £9,278 to £24k (+163%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 306%. Over the whole period it spent 185% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Engineers for Overseas Development Ltd. sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 41% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Cancer Club (£24k), Smallworld Foundation (£24k) and Parkinsons.me (£24k).
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Engineers for Overseas Development exists to enhance the experience of young construction professionals, challenging members to undertake development projects which improve the health, hygiene, education and self-sufficiency for those from some of the poorest communities in rural Africa, and provides those participating with an opportunity to broaden their skills and experience.
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|---|---|---|
| The Cancer Club | Surrey | £24k |
| Smallworld Foundation | London | £24k |
| Parkinsons.me | Oxfordshire | £24k |
| Exmouth Ceramic Group | Exmouth | £24k |