Registered charity · Cardiff
Engineers for Overseas Development LTD.
Engineers for Overseas Development LTD. is a registered charity (number 1144140) based in Cardiff, governed by 3 trustees and chaired by Ian William Flower OBE since 2011. Latest income £24k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as Efod (Charity Commission)
- 3 trustees
- Income £24k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Overseas Aid/famine Relief and 2 more
- Where
- Ghana, Uganda, Zambia
- Website
- www.efod.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Engineers for Overseas Development Limited
- Registered
- 2011
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£24k£51k
- 2024£60k£72k
- 2023£18k£32k
Earlier years
- 2022£38k£88k
- 2021£9k£32k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 18%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
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.
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
3 trustees on the board
- Ian William Flower OBE Chair since 2011
- Jane Petra Hodgson since 2020
- Julian Bryse Howe since 2020
Trustees past 6 years
- Ian William Flower OBE Chair since 2011
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (2)
- Jane Petra Hodgson since 2020
- Julian Bryse Howe since 2020
Portfolio (1)
- Ian William Flower OBE Chair since 2011
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1144140
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 07/07/2011
- Companies House
- Company number 07697421 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 02920842300 · ian.flower@efod.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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