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UNIVERSAL DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION SOLIDARITY UK

Registered charity 1192261 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as UDES UK

CHARITABLE PROJECTS FOR THE NEEDY

Objects

1. TO RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, DISTRESS AND SUFFERING AMONG POOR PEOPLE, ORPHANS, WIDOWS, VICTIMS OF NATURAL DISASTERS AND OTHER PEOPLE IN NEED BY MEANS OF, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, MAKING GRANTS OR LOANS FOR PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR ITEMS, EQUIPMENT, SERVICES AND FACILITIES, INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF FOOD, CLEAN WATER, CLOTHING, COSTS FOR ATTENDING SCHOOL AND LIVELIHOOD PROGRAMMES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE SAID PERSONS;2. TO ADVANCE THE RELIGION OF ISLAM BY MEANS OF, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THE PROVISION OR ASSISTANCE IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES OF ISLAMIC EDUCATION AND WORSHIP IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEACHINGS OF THE QURAAN AND THE SUNNAH OF THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD (PEACE BE UPON HIM) AS INTERPRETED BY AHLE SUNNAH WAL JAMAAH SCHOOL OF THOUGHT.

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

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Latest income
£158k
Latest spending
£149k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £8,953 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total funds held at the end of the period amounting to £10,541. The trustees have adopted a policy of not holding reserves beyond using the surplus for future charitable expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations
“The charity secured donations of £157,945 (2023:£118,679) and had expenditure of £148,992 (2023:£135,840) of which the majority was grants of £142,661 for the year.” — page 4
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: not to hold reserves beyond using the surplus for future expenditure (held: £11k)
“The trustees have a policy not to hold reserves beyond using the surplus for future expenditure.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — UDES UK (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cameroon

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£158k£149k
31/12/2023£119k£136k
31/12/2022£136k£128k
31/12/2021£72k£62k

Common questions

Is UNIVERSAL DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION SOLIDARITY UK financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £8,953 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total funds held at the end of the period amounting to £10,541. The trustees have adopted a policy of not holding reserves beyond using the surplus for future charitable expenditure. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

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 PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION2£350k
THE REED FOUNDATION2£40k
THE MOHN WESTLAKE FOUNDATION1£1.0m
ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION (HANADIV) EUROPE1£898k
THE HEALTH FOUNDATION1£496k
THE NUFFIELD FOUNDATION1£382k
THE MONTEFIORE ENDOWMENT1£194k
JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION1£150k

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
UNIVERSAL DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION SOLIDARITY UK£158k—0above—no doubt
SOLIDARITY PROJECTS LTD FY2025£79k—0unclear—no doubt
THE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT FY2025£259k—0unclear—no doubt
UK RELIEF HUMANITARIAN ORGANISATION FY2025£150k—0above—no doubt
SUDC-UK FY2024£401k—0unclear—no doubt
COMMUNITY WELFARE ACADEMY FY2025£133k—0unclear—no doubt

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