ETHIOPIAID — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 8 November 1989
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 02435882
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £3,118,711
Latest expenditure: £2,562,837
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 1 Circus Place, BATH, BA1 2PG

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Ethiopiaid supports partner organisations across Ethiopia. These partner organisations focus their work on providing increased access to quality education, improved maternal health care and prevention services and the improvement of community infrastructure. We focus on delivering positive change for the most marginalised and impoverished.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 28 July 2026
Date Accounts Received: 28 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £3,118,711
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,562,837

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 17 July 2025
Date Accounts Received: 17 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £2,438,872
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,639,399

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 17 July 2024
Date Accounts Received: 17 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £2,374,881
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,081,169

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 5 July 2023
Date Accounts Received: 5 July 2023
Total Gross Income: £2,886,501
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,219,501

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 28 June 2022
Date Accounts Received: 28 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £2,710,145
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,487,789

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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 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 28 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £3,118,711
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,562,837
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: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 17 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £2,438,872
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,639,399
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £49,500
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 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 17 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £2,374,881
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,081,169
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 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 5 July 2023
Total Gross Income: £2,886,501
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,219,501
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: 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: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 28 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £2,710,145
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,487,789
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: Yes
Charity Agreement Commerical Participator: Yes
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: No
Count Volunteers: 0

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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 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 28 July 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 2853519
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 228920
Income Investments: 36272
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 3118711
Income Legacies: 1084965
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £219,633
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,343,204
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 2562837
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 207105
Expenditure Depreciation: 5617
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,191,658
Assets Total Fixed: 9160
Assets Own Use: 9160
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £2,054,990
Assets Total Liabilities: £140,659
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,923,491
Creditors One Year Total Current: 140659
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,825,141
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1191658
Funds Restricted: 731833
Funds Total: 1923491
Count Employees: 10
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 17 July 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 2247835
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 139755
Income Investments: 51282
Income Other: 5000
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2443872
Income Legacies: 449752
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £246,929
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,392,470
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 2639399
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 1950232
Expenditure Governance: 13728
Expenditure Support Costs: 193377
Expenditure Depreciation: 2717
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,400,000
Assets Total Fixed: 8151
Assets Own Use: 8151
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,506,066
Assets Total Liabilities: £146,600
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,367,617
Creditors One Year Total Current: 146600
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,409,902
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1229451
Funds Restricted: 138166
Funds Total: 1367617
Count Employees: 10
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 17 July 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 2359063
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 15818
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2374881
Income Legacies: 453177
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £197,915
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,883,254
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 3081169
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 2433525
Expenditure Governance: 12131
Expenditure Support Costs: 123336
Expenditure Depreciation: 1399
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,552,506
Assets Total Fixed: 8791
Assets Own Use: 8791
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,605,817
Assets Total Liabilities: £46,464
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,568,144
Creditors One Year Total Current: 46464
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,435,497
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1552506
Funds Restricted: 15638
Funds Total: 1568144
Count Employees: 10
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 5 July 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 2620566
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 1101
Income Other: 264834
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2886501
Income Legacies: 706426
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £170,130
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £3,049,371
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 3219501
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 2626121
Expenditure Governance: 11324
Expenditure Support Costs: 132481
Expenditure Depreciation: 5595
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £2,167,188
Assets Total Fixed: 5595
Assets Own Use: 5595
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £2,328,621
Assets Total Liabilities: £59,784
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,274,432
Creditors One Year Total Current: 59784
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £2,143,694
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 2167188
Funds Restricted: 107244
Funds Total: 2274432
Count Employees: 9
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 28 June 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 2709887
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 258
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2710145
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £225,460
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,262,329
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 2487789
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 1907996
Expenditure Governance: 7847
Expenditure Support Costs: 109524
Expenditure Depreciation: 1917
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £2,564,600
Assets Total Fixed: 5752
Assets Own Use: 5752
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £2,633,023
Assets Total Liabilities: £31,343
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,607,432
Creditors One Year Total Current: 31343
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £2,425,576
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 2564600
Funds Restricted: 42832
Funds Total: 2607432
Count Employees: 8
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Australia
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Oceania
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Ireland
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

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

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

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Charity Classification

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

Classification Code: 204
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

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

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

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

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

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

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

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

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

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

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

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: ETHIOPIAID
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2021-05-14T00:00:00
Reason: Does not operate
Assoc Organisation Number: 271022
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 271022
Assoc Charity Name: THE GUTHRIE ESSAME CHARITABLE TRUST

Charity Name: ETHIOPIAID
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1989-11-08T00:00:00

Charity Name: ETHIOPIAID
Charity Event Order: 3
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2026-06-05T00:00:00
Reason: Transfer of funds
Assoc Organisation Number: 1036425
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1036425
Assoc Charity Name: THE ROTARY CLUB OF STREATHAM TRUST FUND

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 25TH OCTOBER 1989
Charitable Objects: TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND SICKNESS, TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT HEALTH AND TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AMONG THE PEOPLE OF ETHIOPIA WHO ARE IN NEED.
Area Of Benefit: ETHIOPIA

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures