African Centre for Development and Research
Analysis
African Centre for Development and Research is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Brighton. It was registered in October 2013, 13 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 company (Companies House number 07617858). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending April 2025, African Centre for Development and Research reported income of £183k and spending of £171k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £81k to £183k (+126%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 69%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, African Centre for Development and Research sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Hoxton Trust (£183k), Middlesbrough Foodbank (£183k) and Girls Institute of Education Leeds (£183k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To relieve those in need to advance education and training and to promote good health and wellbeing for the public benefit in particular that of young people under the age of 25 years, in the United Kingdom, Europe and Africa.To promote social inclusion for the public benefit among young people, people who are migrants of all backgrounds, and such others as the trustees see fit from time to time
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Hoxton Trust | London | £183k |
| Middlesbrough Foodbank | Middlesbrough | £183k |
| Girls Institute of Education Leeds | Leeds | £183k |
| Mendel Kaufman Memorial Trust | Tyne And Wear | £183k |