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SAVE THE CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL

Registered charity 1076822 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · Wikidata: Q7428096 · Wikipedia · also known as THE INTERNATIONAL SAVE THE CHILDREN ALLIANCE CHARITY

Save the Children works in around 120 countries to deliver immediate and lasting change to children's lives. We program across all contexts to ensure all children survive, learn and are protected. Save the Children International and 29 member organisations make up Save the Children Association. Together in 2015 we reached 62 million children directly through our and our partners' work.

Objects

THE OBJECTS (THE “OBJECTS”) OF THE CHARITY ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:1.1 - TO PROMOTE THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF CHILDREN (AS DEFINED IN ARTICLE 4.2);1.2 - TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND SUFFERING OF CHILDREN;1.3 - TO PRESERVE LIFE, AND PROMOTE THE HEALTH AND WELFARE, OF CHILDREN INCLUDING BY PROTECTING CHILDREN WHO HAVE SUFFERED HARM OR WHOSE LIVES AND SECURITY ARE AT RISK;1.4 - TO ADVANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN; AND1.5 - TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF CHARITIES WHO ARE MEMBERS OF SAVE THE CHILDREN, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF ADVICE, CO-ORDINATION, EDUCATION AND TRAINING,IN ALL CASES WORKING ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.2 - IN THESE OBJECTS THE “HUMAN RIGHTS” OF CHILDREN MEANS ANY OR ALL OF THOSE RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS AS DEFINED IN THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD, INCLUDING THE RIGHTS TO SURVIVAL, PROTECTION, DEVELOPMENT AND PARTICIPATION, AND WILL BE PROMOTED IN PARTICULAR BY:2.1 - ADVANCING UNDERSTANDING AND RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF CHILDREN;2.2 - ENABLING CHILDREN TO ACHIEVE THEIR HUMAN RIGHTS;2.3 - INTERNATIONAL ADVOCACY OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF CHILDREN;2.4 - PROMOTING RESPECT FOR THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF CHILDREN; AND2.5 - CONTRIBUTING TO THE SOUND ADMINISTRATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS LAW IN SO FAR AS IT APPLIES TO CHILDREN.

Area of benefit: WORLDWIDE

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Islington, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£955.4m
Latest spending
£955.7m
Registered
1999
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported total incoming resources of USD 1,256,799,000 and total outgoing resources of USD 1,255,164,000 for the year ended 31 December 2025. The trustees confirmed that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least 12 months and identified no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: USD 360,000 - USD 375,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £184k)
“USD 360,000 - USD 375,000 0 1”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: United States (30% of income)
“United States 357,830”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grant income received from Save the Children members for international programming activities.
“Grant income of USD 1,105,523,000 (2024: USD 1,222,742,000) was received from the members for international programming activities.” — page 83
“Donated services of USD 12,336,000 (2024: USD 15,936,000) were received from members.” — page 83
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donated professional services received from Save the Children members.
“Grant income of USD 1,105,523,000 (2024: USD 1,222,742,000) was received from the members for international programming activities.” — page 83
“Donated services of USD 12,336,000 (2024: USD 15,936,000) were received from members.” — page 83
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Contributions to working capital made by Save the Children members.
“Grant income of USD 1,105,523,000 (2024: USD 1,222,742,000) was received from the members for international programming activities.” — page 83
“Donated services of USD 12,336,000 (2024: USD 15,936,000) were received from members.” — page 83
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grants received from Save the Children Association.
“Grant income of USD 1,105,523,000 (2024: USD 1,222,742,000) was received from the members for international programming activities.” — page 83
“Donated services of USD 12,336,000 (2024: USD 15,936,000) were received from members.” — page 83
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donated goods received from Save the Children members.
“Grant income of USD 1,105,523,000 (2024: USD 1,222,742,000) was received from the members for international programming activities.” — page 83
“Donated services of USD 12,336,000 (2024: USD 15,936,000) were received from members.” — page 83
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Governance: The Charity Commission issued a warning regarding incidents occurring in the Yemen country office in 2023 related to failures in adherence to risk and incident management processes.
“After finalising its review in September 2026, the Charity Commission issued us with a warning regarding incidents occurring in the Yemen country office in 2023. The incidents related principally to failures in adherence to our risk and incident management processes.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by KPMG LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Charity Commission inquiry

The Commission issued an Official Warning to Save the Children International after finding breaches of trust and mismanagement regarding staff safeguarding, governance oversight, and whistleblowing procedures. The Charity was required to implement an action plan to improve governance, ensure policy compliance, and investigate serious allegations timely.
The report states the Charity failed to ensure staff followed policies in response to a live security concern, failing to safeguard staff.
“The Charity failed to ensure staff followed policies and procedures in response to a live security concern, failing to safeguard staff.”
The report states the Charity failed to adequately oversee the governance of the country office, which led to substantial policy breaches and a lack of accountability.
“The Charity failed to adequately oversee the governance of the country office, which led to substantial policy breaches and a lack of accountability”
The report states the Charity failed to adequately assess and escalate reported whistleblowing incidents in a timely manner.
“The Charity failed to adequately assess and escalate reported whistleblowing incidents in a timely manner.”
Per the Commission’s published report. Summary is automated; the official report is authoritative.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

  • Government income: £5,857,148 — grants £5,857,148 (1); under 1% of the £955,412,235 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 506 (£60,001–£70,000: 184; £70,001–£80,000: 143; £80,001–£90,000: 69; £90,001–£100,000: 44; £100,001–£110,000: 21; £110,001–£120,000: 7; £120,001–£130,000: 8; £130,001–£140,000: 7; £140,001–£150,000: 4; £150,001–£200,000: 17; £200,001–£250,000: 1; £250,001–£300,000: 1)
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Government income: £2,177,211 — grants £2,177,211 (4); under 1% of the £1,103,536,563 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 615 (£60,001–£70,000: 227; £70,001–£80,000: 151; £80,001–£90,000: 75; £90,001–£100,000: 61; £100,001–£110,000: 31; £110,001–£120,000: 12; £120,001–£130,000: 15; £130,001–£140,000: 12; £140,001–£150,000: 7; £150,001–£200,000: 17; £200,001–£250,000: 3; £250,001–£300,000: 4)
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Volunteers: 1
  • Government income: £2,614,158 — grants £2,614,158 (2); under 1% of the £1,216,342,610 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 553 (£60,001–£70,000: 197; £70,001–£80,000: 139; £80,001–£90,000: 94; £90,001–£100,000: 42; £100,001–£110,000: 21; £110,001–£120,000: 15; £120,001–£130,000: 8; £130,001–£140,000: 10; £140,001–£150,000: 10; £150,001–£200,000: 13; £200,001–£250,000: 2; £250,001–£300,000: 2)
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/12/2023 (received 05/11/2024, 5 days after the 31/10/2024 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

In the news

Recent coverage mentioning this charity by name (automated match; headlines belong to their publishers).

Corporate structure

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

UK research funding (UKRI Gateway to Research)

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook (132,182 likes) · instagram (2,916 followers)

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£955.4m
Total spending
£955.7m
Cost of raising funds
£2.3m
Reserves (reported)
£13.1m
Employees
11,838

Reported reserves equal ~0.2 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 2.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (99% 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: 0.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Afghanistan · Bangladesh · Bhutan · Bolivia · Bosnia And Herzegovina · Burkina Faso · Burma · Cambodia · Central African Republic · China · Colombia · Congo (Democratic Republic)

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£955.4m£955.7m
31/12/2024£1103.5m£1180.8m
31/12/2023£1216.3m£1222.6m
31/12/2022£1309.5m£1240.2m
31/12/2021£988.0m£956.4m

Common questions

Is SAVE THE CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported total incoming resources of USD 1,256,799,000 and total outgoing resources of USD 1,255,164,000 for the year ended 31 December 2025. The trustees confirmed that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least 12 months and identified no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by KPMG LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of SAVE THE CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the USD 360,000 - USD 375,000 band.

Who funds SAVE THE CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SAVE THE CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL as a grant recipient include START NETWORK.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
START NETWORKFY2025£1.3m

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government21/10/2022£8kOxReGen Wind Turbine Mini-grid Pilot
UK government21/10/2022£44kOxReGen Wind Turbine Mini-grid Pilot

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
The Squire Patton Boggs Charitable Trust4£3k
PHILIP BREEZE WILL TRUST3£182k
THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED3£160k
MOONDANCE FOUNDATION2£832k
THE FRAXINUS CHARITABLE TRUST2£250k
The Brindle Foundation2£203k
THE KARLSSON JATIVA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION2£166k
DAVID LISTER CHARITABLE TRUST2£72k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Save a Child.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SAVE THE CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL£955.4mUSD 360,000 - USD 375,000—unclear—no doubt
Save a Child FY2025£182k—0above—no doubt
THE SAVE THE CHILDREN FUND FY2025£262.5m—182above—no doubt
WAR CHILD FY2025£19.8m——within29.3%no doubt
CHILDREN'S AID FY2023£377k—0unclear—no doubt
THE UNITED KINGDOM COMMITTEE FOR UNICEF FY2025£146.7m—93above23.8%no doubt

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