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CHILD RESCUE NEPAL

Registered charity 1078187 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as EBT, THE ESTHER BENJAMINS TRUST

Child Rescue Nepal, formally the Esther Benjamins Trust, cares for children rescued from trafficking and slavery. It provides care and rehabilitation to children unable to return to their families and ongoing support to reunited families. Vocational & life skills training are also provided for older children.It also prevents trafficking by strengthening schools and educating communities.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Accommodation/housing · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£488k
Latest spending
£505k
Registered
1999
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net expenditure of £17,031 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £322,460 to £305,429. Unrestricted reserves stood at £296,257, which is above the stated policy target of £220,000, though the accounts note a requirement to notify trustees if free reserves fall below £275,000. The trustees consider the financial performance satisfactory despite the deficit, citing challenging economic circumstances.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: in excess of £60,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £60k)
“One employee received a salary in excess of £60,000, in the current year (2024: one).” — page 24
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“One employee received a salary in excess of £60,000, in the current year (2024: one).” — page 24
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months UK costs and six months Nepal costs... figure stands at £220,000 (held: £296k)
“The Trustees policy is to hold three months UK costs and six months Nepal costs on the understanding that this would provide adequately for children in the care of the charity. At the moment this figure stands at £220,000.” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Child Rescue Nepal (matched by registered charity number).

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2024)

Total income
£626k
Total spending
£608k
Cost of raising funds
£64k
Reserves (reported)
£307k
Employees
3

Reported reserves equal ~6.1 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (92% 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: 10.3% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 2.9%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: India · Nepal

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£488k£505k
31/07/2024£626k£608k
31/07/2023£502k£502k
31/07/2022£435k£485k
31/07/2021£487k£440k

Common questions

Is CHILD RESCUE NEPAL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net expenditure of £17,031 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £322,460 to £305,429. Unrestricted reserves stood at £296,257, which is above the stated policy target of £220,000, though the accounts note a requirement to notify trustees if free reserves fall below £275,000. The trustees consider the financial performance satisfactory despite the deficit, citing challenging economic circumstances. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of CHILD RESCUE NEPAL earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the in excess of £60,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds CHILD RESCUE NEPAL?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CHILD RESCUE NEPAL as a grant recipient include FOUX FOUNDATION, ANDREWS CHARITABLE TRUST, EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOUNDATION, THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATION, THE COLES-MEDLOCK FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
FOUX FOUNDATIONFY2024£105k
ANDREWS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£32kRelief of poverty / Housing management & transitions fund
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2022£15kInternational
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2024£15kInternational projects
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2023£15kInternational projects
THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATIONFY2024£10kOverseas July 2023
THE COLES-MEDLOCK FOUNDATIONFY2023£10k
THE COLES-MEDLOCK FOUNDATIONFY2024£10k
FOUX FOUNDATIONFY2025£10k
THE COLES-MEDLOCK FOUNDATIONFY2022£10k
THE COLES-MEDLOCK FOUNDATIONFY2023£10k
THE BEATRICE GILMORE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£10kGrants for Indian subcontinent
THE BEATRICE GILMORE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£10kGrants for Indian subcontinent
THE T U U T CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£7kNot specified in the named list, but included in Note 4 total.
THE FORRESTER FAMILY TRUSTFY2024£5kTheme of the Year
THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATIONFY2023£5k
THE KIRBY LAING FOUNDATIONFY2022£5kOverseas Development
THE MAGENI TRUSTFY2025£4k
THE MAGENI TRUSTFY2022£3k
THE S M B TRUSTFY2022£2k
THE SAMUEL STOREY FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2k
THE MAGENI TRUSTFY2024£2k
GULF FOR GOODFY2021£1k
THE ROTARY CLUB OF BILLERICAY MAYFLOWER CHARITABLE TRUST CIOFY2024£1k
THE AUSTIN BAILEY FOUNDATIONFY2023£1kSmall Grant
THE AUSTIN BAILEY FOUNDATIONFY2022£1k
THE MAGENI TRUSTFY2023£750

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Foundation Scotland10/08/2023£10kSafe in School - Schools Improvement programme in Makwanpur, Nepal

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 BAY TREE CHARITABLE TRUST1£175k
MAN GROUP PLC CHARITABLE TRUST1£115k
THE PENNIES FOUNDATION1£112k
THE BARRY AND PEGGY HIGH FOUNDATION1£60k
FUTURES FOR KIDS1£52k
THE JOHN HORSEMAN TRUST1£20k
THE OFENHEIM CHARITABLE TRUST1£20k
PHILIP BREEZE WILL TRUST1£10k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO CHILDREN.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CHILD RESCUE NEPAL£488kin excess of £60,0001unclear—no doubt
THE NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO CHILDREN FY2025£120.3m——within—no doubt
CHILD EDUCATION NEPAL UK FY2023£740k—0unclear—no doubt
THE BETHANY CHILDREN'S TRUST FY2025£143k—0above—no doubt
Embrace Child Survivors of Crime FY2025£963k—0unclear—noted
CLASSROOMS IN THE CLOUDS FY2025£284k—0unclear—no doubt

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