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empower - the emerging markets foundation limited

The charity supports children and young people. Empower - The Emerging Markets Foundation Limited is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by making grants to organisations. The charity is based in London and operates in Argentina, Brazil, and various other locations.


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

The objectives of the charity are to promote education and good health and to relieve poverty among children, young people, women and the disadvantaged in emerging and developing countries.The charity carries out its objectives by raising funds and distributing them to local, community-based organisations seeking to empower youth, especially girls and young women.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£2,656,282
Latest Expenditure
£3,163,035

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 112.3%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 94.3%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 25.7%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £1,948,046
Charitable Activities £673,431
Other Trading £0
Investments £34,805
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £2,981,937
Raising Funds £181,098
Governance £633,008
Grants to Institutions £1,681,042
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£2,656,282£3,163,035£2,981,937£627,595£451,1286 / 0
2023£3,384,510£3,655,287£3,498,651£1,197,368£476,1906 / 0
2022£3,445,036£4,220,438£3,361,098£1,479,890£480,0006 / 0
2021£3,443,347£2,488,537£2,432,665£2,255,291£480,0005 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers