Etatu
Analysis
Etatu is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in September 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08130320). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.
In the financial year ending July 2025, Etatu reported income of £25k and spending of £25k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £17k to £25k (+51%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2023, when income rose by 75%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Etatu sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% 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 Pepys Community Forum's (£25k), Gloucestershire Chinese Women's Guild (£25k) and Bridge Land Charity (£25k).
Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Etatu aims to build a resourceful community, through education: we work closely with local primary schools, currently sponsor 63 secondary pupils, manage the resource centre & library which we built five years ago, fund & train teachers, run a community jigger clinic, provide weekly meals, educational assistance and healthcare to 40 orphans and run community environmental education workshops.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Pepys Community Forum's | London | £25k |
| Gloucestershire Chinese Women's Guild | Gloucester | £25k |
| Bridge Land Charity | Dorset | £25k |
| Hope Family Arbourthorne | Sheffield | £25k |