THE SAVE THE CHILDREN FUND
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
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.
Latest income
£263m
Expenditure
£276m
Financial year end
2025-12-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-12-31 | £240m | £236m | |
| 2022-12-31 | £294m | £286m | |
| 2023-12-31 | £296m | £295m | |
| 2024-12-31 | £305m | £309m | |
| 2025-12-31 | £263m | £276m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-12-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £78.7m |
| Charitable activities | £169m |
| Trading | £10.0m |
| Investment income | £1.4m |
| Total income | £263m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £234m |
| Raising funds | £39.7m |
| Grants to institutions | £154m |
| Governance | £1.1m |
| Total expenditure | £276m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £44.7m |
| Total funds | £60.9m |
| — restricted | £3.0m |
| — unrestricted | £52.1m |
| — endowment | £5.8m |
| Total assets | £60.9m |
| Cash | £4.3m |
People
| Employees | 885 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Education/training
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Disability
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Overseas Aid/famine Relief
Who it helps
- Children/young People
How it works
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Provides Human Resources
- Provides Services
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- 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.