ODI Global

Analysis

ODI Global is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 1965, 61 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00661818). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, ODI Global reported income of £34.8m and spending of £34.0m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £35.0m to £34.8m (-0.4%), an average of -0.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, ODI Global sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Thames Reach Charity (£32.7m), Calico Homes Limited (£35.2m) and International Institute for Environment and Development (£32.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 89% and trading 9.7%. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 0.1%. Reserves of £4.3m would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 193 people.