CHILD.ORG INTERNATIONAL

Registered charity 1118528 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHILD.ORG, KENYAN ORPHAN PROJECT

Child.org works to champion maternal and child health in Kenya. We work with local communities to provide life-saving health information to parents, connect at-risk mums and babies with healthcare services and work with local health authorities to improve quality of care. Our projects have been life-saving.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£646k

Latest spending

£401k

Registered

2007

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that Child.org expanded its Team Mum project into Narok County and launched a new initiative in Garissa County in 2024. The organization reported substantial growth in fundraising, including record amounts from events and appeals, while also recruiting new board members to improve governance and Kenyan representation.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Child.org International (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).

UK Government — “This project was funded by our incredible supporters and match funded by the UK Government.” (source page)

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

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

Total income

£646k

Total spending

£401k

Cost of raising funds

£152k

Reserves (reported)

£468k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~14.0 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 (98% 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: 23.6% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Benjamin Masonchair
Denis Kongere
Dr DANIEL STEPHEN MAGNUS
Dr Mary Wangechi Mbuo
Dr REBECCA ANNA SMITH
Eve Riddle
Karen Margaret Stephenson
Thomas Muirhead

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

Operates in: Kenya · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£646k	£401k
31/12/2023	£264k	£433k
31/12/2022	£556k	£373k
31/12/2021	£316k	£247k
31/12/2020	£392k	£429k

Common questions

Is CHILD.ORG INTERNATIONAL financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that Child.org expanded its Team Mum project into Narok County and launched a new initiative in Garissa County in 2024. The organization reported substantial growth in fundraising, including record amounts from events and appeals, while also recruiting new board members to improve governance and Kenyan representation.

Who funds CHILD.ORG INTERNATIONAL?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CHILD.ORG INTERNATIONAL as a grant recipient include THE RANDAL CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE COLES-MEDLOCK FOUNDATION, THE PETER STEBBINGS MEMORIAL CHARITY, THE GREEN HALL FOUNDATION, MISS E F RATHBONE CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE RANDAL CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2025	£15k	Grant to institutions
THE COLES-MEDLOCK FOUNDATION	FY2025	£10k
THE PETER STEBBINGS MEMORIAL CHARITY	FY2024	£5k
THE GREEN HALL FOUNDATION	FY2025	£3k
MISS E F RATHBONE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£1k	INTERNATIONAL
THE OAKDALE TRUST	FY2024	£1k
THE MICHAEL AND ANNA WIX CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2026	£200
THE PETER STEBBINGS MEMORIAL CHARITY	FY2025	£0

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 MATERIAL WORLD FOUNDATION LIMITED	1	£479k
THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£354k
THE MAHORO CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£160k
THE MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION	1	£110k
BERNARD LEWIS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£100k
THE WELLAND CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£63k
THE KARLSSON JATIVA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£53k
THE FRAXINUS CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£50k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SAVE THE CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL.

SAVE THE CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL income £1103.5m
WAR CHILD income £19.8m
KENYA CHILDREN CENTRES income £142k
WATOTO CHILD CARE MINISTRIES income £1.4m
AFRICAN CHILDREN'S FUND LTD income £283k
CHILDNET income £739k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CHILD.ORG INTERNATIONAL	£646k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SAVE THE CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL FY2024	£1103.5m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WAR CHILD FY2025	£19.8m	—	—	within	29.3%	no doubt
KENYA CHILDREN CENTRES FY2025	£142k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
WATOTO CHILD CARE MINISTRIES FY2025	£1.4m	£80,001 - £90,000	—	unclear	—	material uncertainty
AFRICAN CHILDREN'S FUND LTD FY2025	£283k	—	0	below	—	no doubt

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