African Development Trust

Analysis

African Development Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05841438). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending June 2025, African Development Trust reported income of £625k and spending of £639k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £608k to £625k (+2.8%), an average of +0.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income dropped by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, African Development Trust sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% 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 St Luke's Healthcare for the Clergy (£625k), The Aldama Foundation (£625k) and The Arsenal Foundation (£625k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 76% of spending and raising funds 17%. Grants to other organisations totalled £485k. Reserves of £50k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 5 people.