ODI Global
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
ODI is Britain's leading independent think tank on international development and humanitarian issues. Our mission is to inspire and inform policy and practice which lead to the reduction of poverty, the alleviation of suffering and the achievement of sustainable livelihoods in developing countries.
Latest income
£34.8m
Expenditure
£34.0m
Financial year end
2025-03-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-31 | £35.0m | £34.4m | |
| 2022-03-31 | £27.4m | £29.1m | |
| 2023-03-31 | £27.9m | £27.3m | |
| 2024-03-31 | £29.9m | £32.3m | |
| 2025-03-31 | £34.8m | £34.0m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-03-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £0 |
| Charitable activities | £31.1m |
| Trading | £3.4m |
| Investment income | £50k |
| Total income | £34.8m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £31.1m |
| Raising funds | £25k |
| Grants to institutions | £0 |
| Governance | £296k |
| Total expenditure | £34.0m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £4.3m |
| Total funds | £11.2m |
| — restricted | £6.9m |
| — unrestricted | £4.3m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £11.2m |
| Cash | £3.1m |
People
| Employees | 193 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Overseas Aid/famine Relief
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Economic/community Development/employment
Who it helps
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
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.