TIGRAY DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
Education, health and general welfare.
Objects
TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE TIGRAY REGION OF ETHIOPIA
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £147,516, which the Trustees consider sufficient to carry out 3 to 6 months of the organisation's main tasks. The charity reported a net deficit of £42,529 for the year, primarily driven by a significant drop in charitable costs expenditure compared to the previous year, while total incoming resources decreased from £124,601 to £106,524.
What the accounts disclose
“unrestricted funds held by the charity should not be more than the amount that would be enabling it to carry out 3 to 6 months’ main tasks of the organisation”
Policies the charity declares
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Trustees
- Amanuel Berhe Araya
- Azeb Berhe
- Eden Assefa Mamo
- Hailekiros Gebrekidan Abebe
- Hirut Kahesay
- Selamawit Gidey
- Shewit Abay Hzkias
- Teclay Teweldeberhan
- Teklay Desta Kassa
- Tiegisty Mengesteab Equbaegzi
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/09/2025 | £107k | £149k |
| 30/09/2024 | £125k | £25k |
| 30/09/2023 | £177k | £209k |
| 30/09/2022 | £282k | £173k |
| 30/09/2021 | £356k | £311k |
Common questions
Is TIGRAY DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £147,516, which the Trustees consider sufficient to carry out 3 to 6 months of the organisation's main tasks. The charity reported a net deficit of £42,529 for the year, primarily driven by a significant drop in charitable costs expenditure compared to the previous year, while total incoming resources decreased from £124,601 to £106,524. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 27/04/2016 | £10k | Promoting Community Engagement Through Key Awareness Days |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 25/07/2007 | £9k | Working with people affected by HIV/AIDS |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE JAGCLIF CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £4.1m |
| The Ashley Tabor-King Foundation | 1 | £1.4m |
| The Leathersellers' Foundation | 1 | £275k |
| PETER DUBENS FAMILY FOUNDATION | 1 | £200k |
| BEIS MENACHEM CHABAD LUBAVITCH | 1 | £183k |
| THE CRUCIBLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £170k |
| THE CADOGAN CHARITY | 1 | £100k |
| DILLHAVEN LIMITED | 1 | £92k |
Charities like this
- TORBAY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRUST LTD
- TENDER EDUCATION AND ARTS
- Mikuyu Tanzania
- TAFF BARGOED DEVELOPMENT TRUST LIMITED
- YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM
- T & S TRUST FUND
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TIGRAY DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM | £107k | — | 0 | within | — | no doubt |
| TORBAY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRUST LTD | £2.7m | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| TENDER EDUCATION AND ARTS | £1.8m | Over £60,000 | 1 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| Mikuyu Tanzania | £240k | — | 0 | unclear | 10.8% | no doubt |
| TAFF BARGOED DEVELOPMENT TRUST LIMITED | £152k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM | £834k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |