CONSORTIUM FOR STREET CHILDREN

Registered charity 1046579 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CONSORTIUM FOR STREET CHILDREN (UK), CSC

A leading international member-based network dedicated to advocating, promoting and campaigning for the rights of street-connected children. We are committed to creating a better and sustainable future for some of the most disadvantaged and stigmatised children by working together to inform and inspire research and action that influences policy and best practice worldwide.

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Latest income

£683k

Latest spending

£527k

Registered

1995

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total income decreased significantly to £682,835 from £896,136 in the prior year, largely due to the end of major institutional funding. Despite this reduction, unrestricted reserves remained above the charity's stated policy target of three months of running costs, with the trustees confirming the reserves are appropriate given the challenging fundraising environment.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: Under £60,000 — below the median for charities its size (£60k)

“The number of employees earning £60,000 or more was as follows: 2024: £60,000 to £70,000: nil” — page 57

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £300k)

“CSC’s reserves policy states that the Charity must hold at least 3 months of running costs that are to be covered by unrestricted expenditure.” — page 43

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Donations received from trustees and entities controlled by trustees

“in 2024, total donations of £29,404 were received from trustees and entities controlled by trustees (2023: £53,308). There were no other related party transactions in the current or preceding accounting periods.” — page 68

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Governance: Safeguarding incident reported to Charity Commission as a Serious Incident

“CSC responded to a child safeguarding concern raised in October 2024 which was reported to the Charity Commission as a Serious Incident.” — page 36

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Consortium for Street Children (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Aviva — “David Schofield from Aviva, with whom we partnered on the innovative, multi-year Street to School project, and whose support was pivotal in …” (source page)
Baker McKenzie — “Baker McKenzie invested funds to support the development of our Legal Atlas as well as providing unparalleled legal expertise.” (source page)
HP — “HP became a partner of CSC in 2019, providing both financial support through employee contributions and match funding, along with analysis f…” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income

£683k

Total spending

£527k

Cost of raising funds

£48k

Reserves (reported)

£584k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~13.3 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (58% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 7.0% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (12/09/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Dorothy Marie Rozga
Dr Rinchen Chophel
Dr Yasmin Ali Haque
Ellington Cornelius Williams
Ian Herbert Greer Malcomson
Jacqueline Irvine
Leah Nadia Hutchinson
Lily Brown
Puneeta Mongia
Sarah Joan Stevenson
William Alec Saunders

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Bangladesh · Ecuador · Ghana · Guatemala · India · Malawi · Mexico · Nepal · Nigeria · Pakistan · Peru · Philippines

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£683k	£527k
31/12/2023	£896k	£819k
31/12/2022	£724k	£836k
31/12/2021	£743k	£830k
31/12/2020	£1.3m	£740k

Common questions

Is CONSORTIUM FOR STREET CHILDREN financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total income decreased significantly to £682,835 from £896,136 in the prior year, largely due to the end of major institutional funding. Despite this reduction, unrestricted reserves remained above the charity's stated policy target of three months of running costs, with the trustees confirming the reserves are appropriate given the challenging fundraising environment. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of CONSORTIUM FOR STREET CHILDREN earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the Under £60,000 band.

Who funds CONSORTIUM FOR STREET CHILDREN?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CONSORTIUM FOR STREET CHILDREN as a grant recipient include THE REED FOUNDATION, THE ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING FOUNDATION, ALLAN AND NESTA FERGUSON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT, JOFFE CHARITABLE TRUST CIO, THE RAILWAY CHILDREN.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE REED FOUNDATION	FY2022	£51k	Christmas Challenge
THE ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING FOUNDATION	FY2025	£50k
ALLAN AND NESTA FERGUSON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT	FY2024	£20k	Overseas education
JOFFE CHARITABLE TRUST CIO	FY2021	£18k
THE RAILWAY CHILDREN	FY2022	£16k	Advocacy support for the DFID project in Tanzania
MERCURY PHOENIX TRUST	FY2023	£5k
SHAREDIMPACT	FY2025	£4k
GILCHRIST EDUCATIONAL TRUST	FY2024	£1k
SHAREDIMPACT	FY2024	£100
SHAREDIMPACT	FY2023	£0
THE REED FOUNDATION	FY2021	—

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE BAND AID CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£400k
THE BATCHWORTH TRUST	2	£128k
THE BOLTINI TRUST	2	£83k
THE TULA TRUST LIMITED	2	£22k
R G HILLS CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£9k
THE OAKDALE TRUST	2	£4k
THE MILLENNIUM OAK TRUST	1	—
The Marks Family Charitable Trust	1	—

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with STREET CHILD UNITED.

STREET CHILD UNITED income £483k
STREET CHILD income £22.3m
SURFERS NOT STREET CHILDREN UK income £342k
INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S TRUST income £117k
CHILDNET income £739k
THE SAVE THE CHILDREN FUND income £262.5m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CONSORTIUM FOR STREET CHILDREN	£683k	Under £60,000	0	above	—	no doubt
STREET CHILD UNITED FY2024	£483k	—	—	above	—	no doubt
STREET CHILD FY2025	£22.3m	—	12	within	—	no doubt
SURFERS NOT STREET CHILDREN UK FY2025	£342k	—	—	above	—	no doubt
INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S TRUST FY2025	£117k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
CHILDNET FY2025	£739k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.