SAVE THE CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL

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

Latest income
£1103.5m
Latest spending
£1180.8m
Registered
1999
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total income decreased by 8% to $1,410 million, while total expenditure was $1,509 million, resulting in a net outgoing resource position. The charity's net assets dropped significantly from $209 million to $111 million, driven largely by a reduction in cash and humanitarian pooled funding carried forward. Per the trustees' report, the organization is continuing as a going concern with adequate resources to meet liabilities for at least 12 months, supported by unrestricted reserves and member indemnities.

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Grant income received from Save the Children Association
Grants of USD 55,841,942 (2023: USD 51,619,644) were received by Save the Children International from Save the Children Association. — page 90
Grant income of USD 1,222,742,000 (2023: USD 1,333,880,000) was received from the members for international programming activities. — page 90
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grant income received from Save the Children members
Grants of USD 55,841,942 (2023: USD 51,619,644) were received by Save the Children International from Save the Children Association. — page 90
Grant income of USD 1,222,742,000 (2023: USD 1,333,880,000) was received from the members for international programming activities. — page 90
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Contributions to working capital from members
Grants of USD 55,841,942 (2023: USD 51,619,644) were received by Save the Children International from Save the Children Association. — page 90
Grant income of USD 1,222,742,000 (2023: USD 1,333,880,000) was received from the members for international programming activities. — page 90
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donated goods from members
Grants of USD 55,841,942 (2023: USD 51,619,644) were received by Save the Children International from Save the Children Association. — page 90
Grant income of USD 1,222,742,000 (2023: USD 1,333,880,000) was received from the members for international programming activities. — page 90
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by KPMG LLP.

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.

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

Total income
£1103.5m
Total spending
£1180.8m
Cost of raising funds
£1.8m
Reserves (reported)
£12.9m
Employees
16,153

Reported reserves equal ~0.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 2.7 months; benchmarks).

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Trustees

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
31/12/2024£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
31/12/2020£876.5m£860.4m

Common questions

Is SAVE THE CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL financially healthy?

The accounts state that total income decreased by 8% to $1,410 million, while total expenditure was $1,509 million, resulting in a net outgoing resource position. The charity's net assets dropped significantly from $209 million to $111 million, driven largely by a reduction in cash and humanitarian pooled funding carried forward. Per the trustees' report, the organization is continuing as a going concern with adequate resources to meet liabilities for at least 12 months, supported by unrestricted reserves and member indemnities. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by KPMG LLP.

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