RESTLESS DEVELOPMENT — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 13 January 2009
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 06741123
Financial period: 1 October 2024 – 30 September 2025
Latest income: £8,364,000
Latest expenditure: £7,737,000
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Restless Development, New Wing (T132), Somerset House, Strand, London, WC2R 1LA

Website recorded by the regulator: www.restlessdevelopment.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

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

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 19 July 2026
Date Accounts Received: 19 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £8,364,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £7,737,000

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 26 July 2025
Date Accounts Received: 26 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £8,056,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £7,730,000

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 30 July 2024
Date Accounts Received: 30 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £7,894,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £8,227,000

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 26 July 2023
Date Accounts Received: 26 July 2023
Total Gross Income: £8,729,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £8,983,000

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 24 May 2022
Date Accounts Received: 24 May 2022
Total Gross Income: £8,066,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £7,830,000

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2026
Ar Received Date: 19 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £8,364,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £7,737,000
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £247,000
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 70001 80000: 1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 3
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 1
Count Volunteers: 670

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2025
Ar Received Date: 26 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £8,056,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £7,730,000
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £303,000
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: 3
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 2
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 1
Count Volunteers: 189

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2024
Ar Received Date: 30 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £7,894,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £8,227,000
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £398,000
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 70001 80000: 1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 2
Count Volunteers: 168

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2023
Ar Received Date: 26 July 2023
Total Gross Income: £8,729,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £8,983,000
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £374,126
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 Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 1
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 1
Count Volunteers: 10

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2022
Ar Received Date: 24 May 2022
Total Gross Income: £8,066,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £7,830,000
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 53512
Income From Government Grants: £1,218,159
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: 2
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 3
Count Salary Band 100001 110000: 1
Count Volunteers: 10

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2026
Ar Received Date: 19 July 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 1594000
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 6770000
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 8364000
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £977,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £6,760,000
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 7737000
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 186000
Expenditure Governance: 36000
Expenditure Support Costs: 2257000
Expenditure Depreciation: 83000
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: -155000
Reserves: £389,000
Assets Total Fixed: 225000
Assets Own Use: 225000
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £2,778,000
Assets Total Liabilities: £352,000
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,651,000
Creditors One Year Total Current: 352000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £2,191,000
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 450000
Funds Restricted: 2201000
Funds Total: 2651000
Count Employees: 173
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2025
Ar Received Date: 26 July 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 1736000
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 6320000
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 8056000
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £1,090,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £6,640,000
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 7730000
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 502000
Expenditure Governance: 41000
Expenditure Support Costs: 2338000
Expenditure Depreciation: 556000
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: -98000
Reserves: £112,000
Assets Total Fixed: 165000
Assets Own Use: 165000
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £2,521,000
Assets Total Liabilities: £507,000
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,179,000
Creditors One Year Total Current: 507000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,948,000
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 651000
Funds Restricted: 1528000
Funds Total: 2179000
Count Employees: 205
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2024
Ar Received Date: 30 July 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 1681000
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 6213000
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 7894000
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £759,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £7,468,000
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 8227000
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 642000
Expenditure Governance: 41000
Expenditure Support Costs: 1791000
Expenditure Depreciation: 114000
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: -80000
Reserves: £595,000
Assets Total Fixed: 236000
Assets Own Use: 236000
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £2,522,000
Assets Total Liabilities: £674,000
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,084,000
Creditors One Year Total Current: 567000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 107000
Assets Cash: £1,773,000
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 749000
Funds Restricted: 1335000
Funds Total: 2084000
Count Employees: 220
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2023
Ar Received Date: 26 July 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 2042000
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 6687000
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 8729000
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £633,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £8,350,000
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 8983000
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 31000
Expenditure Support Costs: 1791000
Expenditure Depreciation: 94000
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: -57000
Reserves: £671,000
Assets Total Fixed: 298000
Assets Own Use: 298000
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £3,124,000
Assets Total Liabilities: £756,000
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,666,000
Creditors One Year Total Current: 609000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 147000
Assets Cash: £1,996,000
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 829000
Funds Restricted: 1837000
Funds Total: 2666000
Count Employees: 272
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2022
Ar Received Date: 24 May 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 1331000
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 6735000
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 8066000
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £216,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £7,614,000
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 7830000
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 23000
Expenditure Support Costs: 1318000
Expenditure Depreciation: 131000
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £719,000
Assets Total Fixed: 131000
Assets Own Use: 131000
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £3,755,000
Assets Total Liabilities: £908,000
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,978,000
Creditors One Year Total Current: 721000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 187000
Assets Cash: £2,615,000
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 793000
Funds Restricted: 2185000
Funds Total: 2978000
Count Employees: 235
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Uganda
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Africa
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: United States
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: North America
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Zimbabwe
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Africa
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Tanzania
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Africa
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Sierra Leone
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Africa
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: India
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Asia
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Nepal
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Asia
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Zambia
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Africa
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 110
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Amateur Sport

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

Classification Code: 303
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Other Finance

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

Classification Code: 117
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Other Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 106
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Overseas Aid/famine Relief

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: RESTLESS DEVELOPMENT
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2009-01-13T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 04/11/2008AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 26/06/2010AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 07/02/2012 as amended on 04 Nov 2022
Charitable Objects: A) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE IN DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES AND COUNTRIES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ELSEWHEREB) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND LEARNING BOTH IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ELSEWHERE C) THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION MEDICAL CARE AND TREATMENT OF PEOPLE IN NEED OVERSEAS
Area Of Benefit: UNITED KINGDOM AND ELSEWHERE

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 397101
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: STUDENTS' PARTNERSHIP WORLDWIDE

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management