Ethiopian Community in Britain

Analysis

Ethiopian Community in Britain is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02252246). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Ethiopian Community in Britain reported income of £70k and spending of £59k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £66k to £70k (+6.0%), an average of +1.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Ethiopian Community in Britain sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include King's Church Iver (£70k), Fountain of Fire Prayer Restoration Ministry (£70k) and The New Hall Charitable Trust (£70k).