Ethiopiaid

Analysis

Ethiopiaid is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bath. It was registered in November 1989, 37 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02435882). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Ethiopiaid reported income of £3.1m and spending of £2.6m, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £2.7m to £3.1m (+15%), an average of +3.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Ethiopiaid sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Macmillan Caring Locally (£3.1m), The Harbour Centre (Plymouth) (£3.1m) and Qi Partners (£3.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 91%, charitable activities 7.3% and investments 1.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1.1m. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 8.6%. Reserves of £1.2m would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 10 people.