United Kingdom · Economic development and livelihoods
PRACTICAL ACTION
Charitable organization in United Kingdom which works directly with Latin America, East Africa, Southern Africa and South Asia, with particular concentration on Peru, Bolivia, Kenya, Sudan, Zimbabwe, Bangladesh and Nepal.
Practical Action is a global innovator, inspiring people to discover and adopt ingenious, practical ways to free themselves from poverty and disadvantage
- Active at least since
- 1966
- Income 2025
- £33.1M
- Public funds 2025
- 15%
Accounts
Income Expenditure
Source: Charity Commission (England & Wales) — official register
Where the money comes from (2025)
Public funds 15% (£4.9M) · Other income 85%
Public funds: grants and contracts from government bodies as declared to the Charity Commission. Other income includes donations, legacies, trading and investments. Many organisations record funds from UN agencies and the European Union as income from charitable activities: in that case the public share is underestimated.
Data table
| Year | Income | Expenditure | Public funds | Staff | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-31 | £33.1M | £32.4M | 15% | 478 | Charity Commission (England & Wales) |
| 2024-03-31 | £30M | £30.5M | 3% | 450 | Charity Commission (England & Wales) |
| 2023-03-31 | £27M | £28.9M | 5% | 432 | Charity Commission (England & Wales) |
| 2022-03-31 | £27.9M | £27.7M | 22% | 489 | Charity Commission (England & Wales) |
| 2021-03-31 | £30.4M | £29.2M | 4% | 511 | Charity Commission (England & Wales) |
European Union funding
Data table
| Year | Humanitarian aid (ECHO) | Development cooperation (INTPA) | Total committed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | – | €1.1M | €1.1M |
| 2016 | €703,197 | €3.6M | €4.3M |
| 2014 | – | €3.3M | €3.3M |
Amounts committed each year by the European Commission to the organisation (contracts and grants), from the EU Financial Transparency System. A commitment often covers several project years and, in consortia, may include shares of other partners. They are not income for the year and should not be compared directly with the accounts.
Public funds from donor governments
Payments by donor in the last 5 years
| Donor | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sida (Sweden) | €1.9M | €2.3M | €1.5M | €1.4M | €399,183 |
| USAID (United States) | €297,028 | €1.7M | €1.4M | €830,968 | – |
| Danida (Denmark) | €541,161 | – | €1M | €561,809 | €725,902 |
| FCDO (United Kingdom) | €58,633 | – | – | – | – |
Payments to the organisation reported by the aid agencies of 17 countries (USAID, FCDO, BMZ, Sida and others) in their own IATI data, converted to euros at the year's average rate. They include funds passed on to local partners. Not all donors name the recipient of their payments, so figures may be incomplete; EU funds are in their own section.
Spending on declared projects (IATI)
Only the projects the organisation publishes on IATI: usually a fraction of its total spending (median 14% in our checks).
Countries with projects published on IATI
Peru ↗ 198 · Nepal ↗ 158 · Kenya ↗ 142 · Bangladesh ↗ 120 · Bolivia ↗ 94 · United Kingdom ↗ 79 · Sudan ↗ 72 · Zimbabwe ↗ 62 · Senegal ↗ 22 · India ↗ 20 · Rwanda ↗ 15 · Uganda ↗ 11 · Ecuador ↗ 9 · Burkina Faso ↗ 8 · Sri Lanka ↗ 7 · Nigeria ↗ 6 · Ethiopia ↗ 5 · Mali ↗ 5 · Malawi ↗ 5 · Tanzania ↗ 5 · Benin ↗ 3 · Côte d’Ivoire ↗ 3 · Mozambique ↗ 3 · Niger ↗ 3 · Argentina ↗ 2 · Brazil ↗ 2 · Chile ↗ 2 · Colombia ↗ 2 · Ghana ↗ 2 · Paraguay ↗ 2 · Uruguay ↗ 2 · Venezuela ↗ 2 · Burundi ↗ 1 · Cameroon ↗ 1 · Cuba ↗ 1 · Gambia ↗ 1 · Guinea-Bissau ↗ 1 · Honduras ↗ 1 · St. Lucia ↗ 1 · Mauritania ↗ 1
Number of activities published on IATI that mention the country, added up over all years. Platforms that raise funds for other organisations publish every small project as a separate activity. Each country opens on d-portal the list of this organisation’s projects in that country.
Projects published on IATI (most recent and largest)
Titles are shown as published by the organisation, in their original language. Spending = disbursements and expenditure reported on IATI, in US$.
Countries declared
Bangladesh · Burkina Faso · Bolivia · India · Kenya · Sri Lanka · Malawi · Mozambique · Nepal · Peru · Rwanda · Sudan · Senegal · Zimbabwe
Official checks
- Public register
- Charity Commission — active registration
- Latest accounts filed
- 2025 (Charity Commission (England & Wales))
- Annual filings
- up to date (Charity Commission (England & Wales))
Facts from public registers and certification bodies, not a judgement on the organisation; the absence of a label is not a negative sign. Methodology
Timeline
- Registered as a charity
- First publication on IATI
Identifiers
EU-TR 13386822830-30 · Charity Commission · Companies House · IATI (d-portal) · Wikidata