CGD Europe
Analysis
CGD Europe is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08871642). It says it sponsors or undertakes research.
In the financial year ending December 2025, CGD Europe reported income of £7.1m and spending of £6.9m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £5.8m to £7.1m (+23%), an average of +5.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 78%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, CGD Europe sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Edward's School (£7.1m), Pact Educational Trust Limited (£7.1m) and The Harrow Development Trust (£7.1m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 2.1%. Reserves of £632k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 43 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 0.0%
- Charitable activities 100%
In the charity's own words
The activities of the charity are to promote, for the public benefit, education and research into: Poverty; Health; Sustainable Development; Economics; Good governance and transparency in public life and administration; Public Finance and to Publish and disseminate the useful results of such research.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| St Edward's School | Romsey | £7.1m |
| Pact Educational Trust Limited | London | £7.1m |
| The Harrow Development Trust | Middlesex | £7.1m |
| The Principal and Fellows of the Manchester Academy and Harris College in the University of Oxford | Oxford | £7.2m |