Sierra Leone Education and Development Trust
Analysis
Sierra Leone Education and Development Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Belper. It was registered in August 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Sierra Leone Education and Development Trust reported income of £86k and spending of £72k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £23k to £86k (+270%), an average of +39% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 80%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Sierra Leone Education and Development Trust sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Essex Cricket Foundation (£86k), Ehsaan Foundation (£86k) and Allendale Youth Ambition (£86k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
We raise money in the UK so that we can pay the secondary school fees of the brightest children from poor homes in several villages in Sierra Leone - Mahera, Kayunga, Bonthe and Shenge. We also buy wheelchairs and adapted bicycles to enable disabled children to get to school. Finally, we give grants to groups and organisations which meet the education and training needs of the poorest students.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Essex Cricket Foundation | Essex | £86k |
| Ehsaan Foundation | Leicester | £86k |
| Allendale Youth Ambition | Northumberland | £86k |
| Ellesmere Port and Neston Community Transport Ltd | Ellesmere Port | £86k |