CHILD RESCUE NEPAL

Registered charity 1078187 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · Wikidata: Q16209851 · Wikipedia · 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.

Objects

TO RELIEVE CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS (BENEFICIARIES) IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

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 Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Accommodation/housing · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

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

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

Top pay band moved from more than £60,000 (FY2024) to in excess of £60,000 (FY2025).

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

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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 31/07/2025

Volunteers: 2
Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)
Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/07/2024

Volunteers: 2
Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)
Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/07/2023

Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)
Grant-making is its main activity

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

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 08098790

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

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.

MAYCOCK, Sonia Marie — director, appointed 24/02/2026not on trustee list
O'DOHERTY, Lisa Siobhan — director, appointed 05/12/2023not on trustee list
BANWELL, Peter Denis — director, appointed 04/07/2023not on trustee list
DEVICHAND, Aloke — director, appointed 25/04/2023not on trustee list
WESTGATE, David Edward — director, appointed 21/04/2020not on trustee list
LEE, Joanna Michelle — director, appointed 30/10/2018not on trustee list
NICHOLLS, David James — director, appointed 30/10/2018not on trustee list

Official officers record.

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

Reported reserves equal ~6.1 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.2 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 3.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (13/05/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Child Rescue Nepal Limited (08098790)

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

Operates in: India · Nepal

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
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, GULF FOR GOOD, ANDREWS CHARITABLE TRUST, EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOUNDATION, THE COLES-MEDLOCK FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
FOUX FOUNDATION	FY2024	£105k
GULF FOR GOOD	FY2025	£39k
ANDREWS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£32k	Relief of poverty / Housing management & transitions fund
FOUX FOUNDATION	FY2021	£31k
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOUNDATION	FY2022	£15k	International
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOUNDATION	FY2024	£15k	International projects
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOUNDATION	FY2023	£15k	International projects
THE COLES-MEDLOCK FOUNDATION	FY2024	£10k
FOUX FOUNDATION	FY2025	£10k
THE KIRBY LAING FOUNDATION	FY2025	£10k	Overseas Development
THE COLES-MEDLOCK FOUNDATION	FY2023	£10k
THE COLES-MEDLOCK FOUNDATION	FY2023	£10k
THE COLES-MEDLOCK FOUNDATION	FY2022	£10k
THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATION	FY2024	£10k	Overseas July 2023
THE BEATRICE GILMORE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£10k	Grants for Indian subcontinent
THE BEATRICE GILMORE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£10k	Grants for Indian subcontinent
THE T U U T CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£7k	Not specified in the named list, but included in Note 4 total.
THE KIRBY LAING FOUNDATION	FY2022	£5k	Overseas Development
THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATION	FY2023	£5k
THE FORRESTER FAMILY TRUST	FY2024	£5k	Theme of the Year
THE MAGENI TRUST	FY2025	£4k
THE MAGENI TRUST	FY2022	£3k
THE SAMUEL STOREY FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£2k
THE S M B TRUST	FY2022	£2k
THE MAGENI TRUST	FY2024	£2k
GULF FOR GOOD	FY2021	£1k
THE AUSTIN BAILEY FOUNDATION	FY2022	£1k
THE AUSTIN BAILEY FOUNDATION	FY2023	£1k	Small Grant
THE ROTARY CLUB OF BILLERICAY MAYFLOWER CHARITABLE TRUST CIO	FY2024	£1k
THE MAGENI TRUST	FY2023	£750

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Foundation Scotland	10/08/2023	£10k	Safe 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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE BARBARA WARD CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION	1	£18k
FISHMONGERS' COMPANY'S CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£7k
THE TRUE COLOURS TRUST	1	£5k
THE WO STREET CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£4k
SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£3k
THE DE BRYE CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£2k
SSP FOUNDATION	1	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE NEPAL INITIATIVE.

THE NEPAL INITIATIVE income £135k
SUPPORTING NEPAL'S CHILDREN income £48k
NEPALI CHILDREN'S TRUST CIO income £26k
LINCS2NEPAL income £146k
COMMUNITY ACTION NEPAL income £572k
NEW LIFE NEPAL SUPPORT TRUST income £26k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CHILD RESCUE NEPAL	£488k	in excess of £60,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt
THE NEPAL INITIATIVE FY2025	£135k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
SUPPORTING NEPAL'S CHILDREN FY2025	£48k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
NEPALI CHILDREN'S TRUST CIO FY2025	£26k	—	0	below	—	noted
LINCS2NEPAL FY2025	£146k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
COMMUNITY ACTION NEPAL FY2026	£572k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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