Engineers for Overseas Development Ltd.
What it does
Engineers for Overseas Development exists to enhance the experience of young construction professionals, challenging members to undertake development projects which improve the health, hygiene, education and self-sufficiency for those from some of the poorest communities in rural Africa, and provides those participating with an opportunity to broaden their skills and experience.
Its charitable purposes
TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD BY PROVIDING GRANTS, GOODS AND SERVICES TO COMMUNITIES OR INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES, OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE DESIGNING AND/OR BUILDING OF INFRASTRUCTURE; AND BY SETTING UP AND/OR SUPPORTING INCOME GENERATING PROJECTS AND BY THE PROVISION OF TRAINING FACILITIES EITHER GENERALLY OR THROUGH THE PROVISION OF GRANTS, GOODS, OR SERVICES; TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND PRESERVE THE HEALTH OF PEOPLE ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES, TRAINING AND EQUIPMENT NOT NORMALLY PROVIDED BY THE AUTHORITIES; ANDTHE PROMOTION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC OF URBAN OR RURAL REGENERATION IN AREAS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION BY ANY OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:A) RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIPB) RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENTC) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, TRAINING OR RE-TRAINING.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Health and saving lives
- Preventing or relieving poverty
- Overseas aid and famine relief
- Environment, conservation and heritage
- Economic and community development, and employment
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides staff or volunteers
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
- Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Where it works
- Elsewhere
- Ghana
- Uganda
- Zambia
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 July 2025, it had income of £24,380 and spent £51,442.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2025 | £24,380 | £51,442 | Not reported | 47 |
| 31 July 2024 | £59,551 | £72,124 | Not reported | 80 |
| 31 July 2023 | £17,808 | £31,662 | Not reported | 105 |
| 31 July 2022 | £37,639 | £87,787 | Not reported | 65 |
| 31 July 2021 | £9,278 | £32,136 | Not reported | Not reported |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 163%, from £9,278 in the year to 31 July 2021 to £24,380 in the year to 31 July 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 211% of its income in the year to 31 July 2025. It spent more than its income in 5 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 July 2025: £4,502 from 1 grant. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2025 | £4,502 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 July 2024 | £18,009 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 July 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 July 2022 | £19,760 from 1 grant | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
3 trustees run the charity.
- Ian William Flower OBE FICEChair
- Jane Petra Hodgson
- Julian Bryse Howe
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2025 | 31 May 2026 | Received 15 May 2026, 16 days early | Not required |
| 31 July 2024 | 31 May 2025 | Received 17 May 2025, 14 days early | Received 17 May 2025 |
| 31 July 2023 | 31 May 2024 | Received 30 May 2024, 1 day early | Not required |
| 31 July 2022 | 31 May 2023 | Received 20 May 2023, 11 days early | Received 20 May 2023 |
| 31 July 2021 | 31 May 2022 | Received 26 April 2022, 35 days early | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1144140
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 5 October 2011
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 07/07/2011
- Company number
- 07697421This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- www.efod.org.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Cardiff
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.