START NETWORK
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
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.
Latest income
£23.8m
Expenditure
£23.5m
Financial year end
2024-12-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-31 | £3.5m | £2.3m | |
| 2021-12-31 | £5.6m | £3.2m | |
| 2022-12-31 | £6.4m | £7.9m | |
| 2023-12-31 | £21.9m | £16.5m | |
| 2024-12-31 | £23.8m | £23.5m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2024-12-31
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £23.3m |
| Charitable activities | £542k |
| Trading | £0 |
| Investment income | £0 |
| Total income | £23.8m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £22.7m |
| Raising funds | £865k |
| Grants to institutions | £17.5m |
| Governance | £42k |
| Total expenditure | £23.5m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £3.0m |
| Total funds | £10.8m |
| — restricted | £7.6m |
| — unrestricted | £3.3m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £10.8m |
| Cash | £11.6m |
People
| Employees | 50 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Education/training
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Overseas Aid/famine Relief
Who it helps
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Provides Human Resources
- Provides Services
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
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.