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RESTLESS DEVELOPMENT

Registered charity 1127488 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · Wikidata: Q7316152 · Wikipedia · also known as STUDENTS' PARTNERSHIP WORLDWIDE

RESTLESS DEVELOPMENT is an INGO with a mission to "harness the collective power of young leaders to create a better world"- working across 4 impact priority areas. It has been operating since 1985 under charity no. 292492. On 1 October 2009 it incorporated as a company limited by guarantee and therefore began operating under the charity no. above. Pl refer charity no. 292492 for accounting history

Objects

A) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE IN DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES AND COUNTRIES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ELSEWHEREB) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND LEARNING BOTH IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ELSEWHERE C) THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION MEDICAL CARE AND TREATMENT OF PEOPLE IN NEED OVERSEAS

Area of benefit: UNITED KINGDOM AND ELSEWHERE

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Amateur Sport · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Westminster, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Received the assets of STUDENTS' PARTNERSHIP WORLDWIDE (charity 292492) — merger registered 16/10/2009.
Source: Charity Commission register of merged charities (OGL v3.0).
Latest income
£8.4m
Latest spending
£7.7m
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The charity reported total income of £8,056,000 and unrestricted fundraising income of £1,736,000 for the year ended 30 September 2024. Free reserves stood at £556,000, which the trustees noted represents 84% of their calculated benchmark target. The accounts state there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2025

  • Volunteers: 670
  • Government income: £247,000 — grants £247,000 (1); 3% of the £8,364,000 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 6 (£60,001–£70,000: 1; £70,001–£80,000: 1; £80,001–£90,000: 3; £90,001–£100,000: 1)

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2024

  • Volunteers: 189
  • Government income: £303,000 — grants £303,000 (1); 4% of the £8,056,000 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 6 (£60,001–£70,000: 3; £70,001–£80,000: 2; £80,001–£90,000: 1)

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2023

  • Volunteers: 168
  • Government income: £398,000 — grants £398,000 (1); 5% of the £7,894,000 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 4 (£60,001–£70,000: 1; £70,001–£80,000: 1; £80,001–£90,000: 2)

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

In the news

Recent coverage mentioning this charity by name (automated match; headlines belong to their publishers).

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Restless Development (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram · linkedin

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2025)

Total income
£8.4m
Total spending
£7.7m
Cost of raising funds
£977k
Reserves (reported)
£389k
Employees
173

Reported reserves equal ~0.6 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (81% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 11.7% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.3%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: India · Nepal · Sierra Leone · Tanzania · Throughout England · Uganda · United States · Zambia · Zimbabwe

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£8.4m£7.7m
30/09/2024£8.1m£7.7m
30/09/2023£7.9m£8.2m
30/09/2022£8.7m£9.0m
30/09/2021£8.1m£7.8m

Common questions

Is RESTLESS DEVELOPMENT financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The charity reported total income of £8,056,000 and unrestricted fundraising income of £1,736,000 for the year ended 30 September 2024. Free reserves stood at £556,000, which the trustees noted represents 84% of their calculated benchmark target. The accounts state there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP.

Who funds RESTLESS DEVELOPMENT?

Funders whose own accounts filings name RESTLESS DEVELOPMENT as a grant recipient include THE GLOBAL FUND FOR CHILDREN UK TRUST, CO-OPERATIVE COMMUNITY INVESTMENT FOUNDATION, MERCURY PHOENIX TRUST, THE CHRISTOPHER AND HENRY OLDFIELD TRUST, THE BLAGRAVE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE GLOBAL FUND FOR CHILDREN UK TRUSTFY2024£308k
THE GLOBAL FUND FOR CHILDREN UK TRUSTFY2025£277k
CO-OPERATIVE COMMUNITY INVESTMENT FOUNDATIONFY2024£100kYoung Gamechangers Fund (Delivery Partner)
MERCURY PHOENIX TRUSTFY2025£30kTanzania
MERCURY PHOENIX TRUSTFY2022£30k
THE CHRISTOPHER AND HENRY OLDFIELD TRUSTFY2023£25k
THE CHRISTOPHER AND HENRY OLDFIELD TRUSTFY2022£25k
THE BLAGRAVE TRUSTFY2022£20kIncreasing civil society's accountability to young people
MERCURY PHOENIX TRUSTFY2022£17k
SANDRA CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£6kGrant paid or payable
SANDRA CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£5k
SANDRA CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£4k
THE ROAN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£4kRelief of poverty and improvement of the conditions of life in disadvantaged communities in the United Kingdom and elsewhere
SANDRA CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£3k
THE ROAN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£2kRelief of poverty and improvement of the conditions of life in disadvantaged communities in the United Kingdom and elsewhere
WATES FAMILY ENTERPRISE TRUSTFY2022£1kFamily Awards
SUMNER WILSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£500
THE BLAGRAVE TRUSTFY2023£400Increasing civil society's accountability to young people

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Postcode Lottery09/02/2022£300kSpecial Grant 2022
The National Lottery Community Fund22/12/2014£505kYouth Leaders Today for Tomorrow!
The National Lottery Community Fund19/03/2014£2kYouth Leaders Today for Tomorrow!
The National Lottery Community Fund19/03/2014£498kSexual and Reproductive Health for Karamoja Youth
The National Lottery Community Fund20/02/2006£476kHealth Education Project - Increased access to Information and Services and

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE THREE GUINEAS TRUST1£755k
SIR HALLEY STEWART TRUST1£60k
THE HAILEYBURY SOCIETY1£20k
THE A B CHARITABLE TRUST1£15k
THE JOHN COATES CHARITABLE TRUST1£10k
THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED1£10k
Vivensa Foundation1£5k
THE GROCERS' CHARITY1£5k

Charities like this

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
RESTLESS DEVELOPMENT£8.4m——unclear—no doubt
RESTLESS BEINGS FY2025£317k—0unclear—no doubt
RESTART LIVES FY2025£315k—0unclear—no doubt
RELENTLESS CHURCH, WARRINGTON FY2025£149k——unclear—no doubt
AMBLE DEVELOPMENT TRUST FY2026£123k—0unclear—no doubt
RESPOND FY2025£1.1m——unclear8.0%no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.