Activities

As described by the charity on the register

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

Latest income

£8.4m

Expenditure

£7.7m

Financial year end

2025-09-30

Income & spending history

As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end

Year end Income Expenditure income spend
2021-09-30 £8.1m £7.8m
2022-09-30 £8.7m £9.0m
2023-09-30 £7.9m £8.2m
2024-09-30 £8.1m £7.7m
2025-09-30 £8.4m £7.7m

Latest detailed return

Year end 2025-09-30 · consolidated (group) figures

Income mix

Donations & legacies £1.6m
Charitable activities £6.8m
Trading £0
Investment income £0
Total income £8.4m

Spending

Charitable spend £6.8m
Raising funds £977k
Grants to institutions £186k
Governance £36k
Total expenditure £7.7m

Balance sheet

Reserves £389k
Total funds £2.7m
— restricted £2.2m
— unrestricted £450k
— endowment £0
Total assets £2.7m
Cash £2.2m

People

Employees 173

Classification

The charity's own register classification

What it does

  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
  • Amateur Sport
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Other Charitable Purposes

Who it helps

  • Children/young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind

How it works

  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Other Finance
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Other Charitable Activities

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.