Zimbabwe Educational Trust
Analysis
Zimbabwe Educational Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leeds. It was registered in August 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. It says it provides other finance, provides human resources and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Zimbabwe Educational Trust reported income of £146k and spending of £146k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £70k to £146k (+108%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.
Among 1,223 England and Wales charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Zimbabwe Educational Trust sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the United Parish of Chinnor, Sydenham, Aston Rowant and Crowell (£146k), Redhill Methodist Church (£147k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Saint Ambrose, Leyland, Lancashire (£146k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
ZET supports grass roots organisations in Zimbabwe to deliver projects for vulnerable and marginalised young people. Projects are education focused and vary to include; life skills, vocational skills and work experience, health, birth registration and access to basic human rights, as well as teaching about conservation agriculture.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Parochial Church Council of the United Parish of Chinnor, Sydenham, Aston Rowant and Crowell | Oxfordshire | £146k |
| Redhill Methodist Church | Redhill | £147k |
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Saint Ambrose, Leyland, Lancashire | Leyland | £146k |
| Dar Al-Iman | Harrow | £147k |