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african development trust

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, and people with disabilities. African Development Trust is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by providing services. The charity is based in London and operates in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

ALTHOUGH ITS MISSION IS TO WORK ALL AFRICA, ADT IS OPERATING IN SOMALIA PARTICULARLY IDP CAMPS IN MOGADISHU AND ITS SUBURBS. THE MAIN ACTIVITIES OF THE ORGANIZATION INCLUDE: - WATER AND SANITATION DEVELOPMENT - PROVISION OF EMERGENCY HEALTH CARE (MOBILE CLINICS)- BASIC EDUCATION - EMERGENCY FOOD DISTRIBUTION- ORPHAN SPONSORSHIP- SEASONAL PROJECT (QURBANI AND RAMADAN)

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£615,794
Latest Expenditure
£748,394

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 5.6%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 4.6%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 6.3%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £615,794
Charitable Activities £0
Other Trading £0
Investments £0
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £34,622
Raising Funds £42,336
Governance £5,131
Grants to Institutions £23,786
Other Expenditure £671,436

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£615,794£748,394£34,622£63,450£04 / 6
2023£833,267£670,926£602,176£196,050£3,2584 / 0
2022£677,714£792,266£711,645£33,709£04 / 0
2021£608,197£515,722£476,336£148,261£55,7864 / 0
2020£501,316£471,992£399,462£55,786£04 / 4

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers