01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 23 April 2007
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 05889426
- Financial period
- 1 July 2024 – 30 June 2025
- Latest income
- £3,665,149
- Latest expenditure
- £3,140,829
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: PATERNOSTER HOUSE, 65 ST. PAUL'S CHURCHYARD, LONDON, EC4M 8AB
Website recorded by the regulator: www.empowerweb.org (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
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.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 April 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 3 March 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 3 March 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £3,665,149
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,140,829
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 April 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 23 April 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 23 April 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £2,656,282
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,163,035
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 April 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 7 August 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 7 August 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £3,384,510
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,655,287
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 April 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 6 August 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 7 August 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £3,445,036
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,220,438
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 April 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 4 August 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 7 August 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £3,443,347
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,488,537
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 3 March 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £3,665,149
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,140,829
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 23 April 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £2,656,282
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,163,035
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 2
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 7 August 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £3,384,510
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,655,287
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 6 August 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £3,445,036
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,220,438
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 4 August 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £3,443,347
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,488,537
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 3 March 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1735135
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1904507
- Income Investments
- 25507
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3665149
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £210,163
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,930,666
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3140829
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 1544380
- Expenditure Governance
- 716164
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 776193
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 2082
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £364,964
- Assets Total Fixed
- 4936
- Assets Own Use
- 4936
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,839,887
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £711,232
- Assets Current Investment
- 746809
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,133,591
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 706706
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 4526
- Assets Cash
- £314,045
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 815686
- Funds Restricted
- 317905
- Funds Total
- 1133591
- Count Employees
- 5
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 23 April 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1948046
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 673431
- Income Investments
- 34805
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2656282
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £181,098
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,981,937
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3163035
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 1681042
- Expenditure Governance
- 633008
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 848985
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 2092
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £451,128
- Assets Total Fixed
- 6159
- Assets Own Use
- 6159
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,211,168
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £589,732
- Assets Current Investment
- 672640
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £627,595
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 436912
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 152820
- Assets Cash
- £231,507
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 588122
- Funds Restricted
- 39473
- Funds Total
- 627595
- Count Employees
- 6
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 7 August 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 2395225
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 983604
- Income Investments
- 5681
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3384510
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £156,636
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,498,651
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3655287
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 1974279
- Expenditure Governance
- 766326
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 914682
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1852
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £476,190
- Assets Total Fixed
- 4220
- Assets Own Use
- 4220
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,999,406
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £806,258
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,197,368
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 734036
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 72222
- Assets Cash
- £1,719,706
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 967397
- Funds Restricted
- 229971
- Funds Total
- 1197368
- Count Employees
- 6
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 6 August 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 2189628
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1255281
- Income Investments
- 127
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3445036
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £859,340
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,361,098
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 4220438
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 2417234
- Expenditure Governance
- 751575
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1051628
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1313
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £480,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 3150
- Assets Own Use
- 3150
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,736,824
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,260,084
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,479,890
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1260084
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £2,626,913
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1218815
- Funds Restricted
- 261075
- Funds Total
- 1479890
- Count Employees
- 6
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 4 August 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 2217800
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1225504
- Income Investments
- 43
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3443347
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £55,872
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,432,665
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2488537
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 1386493
- Expenditure Governance
- 1046172
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 612326
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1207
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £480,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 3330
- Assets Own Use
- 3330
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,077,972
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £826,011
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,255,291
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 826011
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £2,989,656
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2155291
- Funds Restricted
- 100000
- Funds Total
- 2255291
- Count Employees
- 5
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Mexico
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- North America
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Peru
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- South America
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Argentina
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- South America
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Colombia
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- South America
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Philippines
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Asia
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Ghana
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Turkey
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Asia
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Nigeria
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Brazil
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- South America
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Russia
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- South Africa
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Vietnam
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Asia
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- China
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Asia
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Indonesia
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Asia
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- India
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Asia
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 302
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Classification Code
- 105
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Classification Code
- 113
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- EMPOWER - THE EMERGING MARKETS FOUNDATION LIMITED
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2007-04-23T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 27 JULY 2006 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 19 MARCH 2007.
- Charitable Objects
- TO PROMOTE EDUCATION, GOOD HEALTH AND TO RELIEVE POVERTY AMONG CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE, WOMEN AND THE DISADVANTAGED IN EMERGING MARKETS AND OTHER DEVELOPING COUNTRIES.
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures