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the save the children fund

The charity supports children and young people. The Save The Children Fund 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 England And Wales, Afghanistan, and various other locations.


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

TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS AND TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE OF CHILDREN IN ANY COUNTRY OR COUNTRIES, WITHOUT DIFFERENTIATION ON THE GROUND OF RACE, COLOUR, NATIONALITY, CREED OR SEX TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC CONCERNING THE NATURE, CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF DISTRESS, AND WANT OF WELFARE AS AFORESAID, AND TO CONDUCT AND PROCURE RESEARCH CONCERNING THE SAME AND TO MAKE AVAILABLE THE USEFUL RESULTS THEREOF.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£304,834,000
Latest Expenditure
£308,810,973

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 87.0%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 85.8%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 13.3%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £92,089,197
Charitable Activities £198,559,724
Other Trading £9,708,707
Investments £1,564,199
Other Income £2,911,960

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £265,103,636
Raising Funds £40,206,477
Governance £957,359
Grants to Institutions £182,314,000
Other Expenditure £3,500,860

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£304,834,000£308,810,973£265,103,636£70,638,000£49,468,980910 / 3351
2023£296,015,000£295,425,000£256,291,000£73,580,000£46,321,000885 / 3230
2022£294,356,000£286,371,000£251,455,000£69,675,000£42,547,000862 / 3689
2021£240,409,000£235,928,000£202,555,000£64,477,000£33,122,000904 / 3955
2020£288,730,000£283,161,000£252,118,000£58,616,000£34,143,000925 / 4500

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers