Rights and Accountability in Development Limited

Analysis

Rights and Accountability in Development Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04895859). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Rights and Accountability in Development Limited reported income of £570k and spending of £458k, spending 80% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2020 to March 2025, income grew from £371k to £570k (+54%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 122%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Rights and Accountability in Development Limited sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lewisham Donation Hub (£570k), South Hams Citizens Advice Bureau (£571k) and Southcourt Baptist Church Trust (£569k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 88%, donations and legacies 11% and trading 1.1%. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 5.4%. Grants to other organisations totalled £43k. Reserves of £333k would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 7 people.