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start network

The charity supports the general public. Start Network is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by making grants to organisations. The charity is based in London and operates in Islington.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

The Start Network works through its member NGOs to create new ways of delivering humanitarian assistance globally. Our aim is to deliver effective aid, harnessing the power and knowledge of the network to make faster and better decisions to help people affected by crises. We are developing more effective ways to work together, and new approaches that will reduce the scale of human suffering.

Fundraising

See where Start Network is active and find local fundraising opportunities.

Local Authority

Financial Information

Latest Income
£23,802,662
Latest Expenditure
£23,524,358

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 95.2%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 96.3%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 3.9%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £23,260,266
Charitable Activities £542,396
Other Trading £0
Investments £0
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £22,659,599
Raising Funds £864,759
Governance £42,389
Grants to Institutions £17,487,466
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£23,802,662£23,524,358£22,659,599£10,819,880£3,037,00050 / 0
2023£21,894,111£16,454,452£15,773,262£10,541,477£3,003,00040 / 0
2022£6,424,000£7,914,000£7,384,000£5,101,000£2,732,00039 / 0
2021£5,648,000£3,246,000£2,870,000£6,591,000£3,279,00038 / 0
2020£3,543,000£2,287,000£2,047,000£4,189,000£1,600,00034 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers

Details

Address
Albert House
256-260 Old Street
London
EC1V 9DD
Registration Date
3 December 2014
Status
Registered

Registry Information

Organisation Number
5054736
Charity Number
1159483

Trustees

Anwer Iqbal
Muhammad Amad
Sanjayan Srikanthan
Robert Glyn Isherwood
Malcolm David Spence
Mohammad Iqbal Rafiq
Salome Mulangala Ntububa
Angelina Nyajima Simon Jial
Aydrus Sheikh Daar
Jamshaid Farid