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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

Causes: Disability · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

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.

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.