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restless development

The charity supports children and young people, other charities or voluntary bodies, other defined groups, and the general public. Restless Development is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by making grants to organisations. The charity is based in London and operates in India, Nepal, 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

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

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£8,056,000
Latest Expenditure
£7,730,000

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 82.4%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 85.9%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 14.6%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £1,736,000
Charitable Activities £6,320,000
Other Trading £0
Investments £0
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £6,640,000
Raising Funds £1,090,000
Governance £41,000
Grants to Institutions £502,000
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£8,056,000£7,730,000£6,640,000£2,179,000£112,000205 / 189
2023£7,894,000£8,227,000£7,468,000£2,084,000£595,000220 / 168
2022£8,729,000£8,983,000£8,350,000£2,666,000£671,000272 / 10
2021£8,066,000£7,830,000£7,614,000£2,978,000£719,000235 / 10
2020£10,753,000£10,971,000£10,637,000£2,872,000£778,000391 / 163

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers