THE SEPARATED CHILD FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1120669 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Separated Child Foundation offers emotional, social, financial and physical support to separated children and young people up to the age of 21. It also engages in educational activities that raise awareness of their needs and encourage positive responses to them.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£252k

Latest spending

£232k

Registered

2007

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £19,812 for the year ended 30 June 2025, with total income of £252,007 and expenditure of £232,195. The trustees confirm that free reserves of £81,000 equate to 3.5 months of the coming year's budget, which is in line with their stated reserves policy of holding three to six months of expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Trusts and Lottery (57% of income)

“57% from Trusts and Lottery” — page 19

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Fundraising cost ratio: 4.0% of fundraised income, as disclosed

“Fundraising costs as a ratio of income raised were 4%.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three to six months of the coming year expenditure (held: £81k)

“The Trustees’ policy is to hold three to six months of the coming year expenditure in free liquid reserves.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Separated Child Foundation (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).

The Julian Manuel Charitable Foundation — “The Julian Manuel Charitable Foundation—in memory of Julian Manuel who are funding a new Club Class.” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Fathiaa Elmagzoub Abdallachair · trustee of 1 other charity
ANGELA ALICE GLUCK
Alemu Tebeje Ayele
Alessandra Sciarra
Christina Hannah Moore
Elizabeth Jade Henegan
Giulia Vallocchia
Josephine Hennessy
Laura Hughston
Matthew Lam Joar
Michael Donnelly
Uzma Ahmed

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/06/2025	£252k	£232k
30/06/2024	£202k	£290k
30/06/2023	£268k	£281k
30/06/2022	£334k	£243k
30/06/2021	£199k	£160k

Common questions

Is THE SEPARATED CHILD FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £19,812 for the year ended 30 June 2025, with total income of £252,007 and expenditure of £232,195. The trustees confirm that free reserves of £81,000 equate to 3.5 months of the coming year's budget, which is in line with their stated reserves policy of holding three to six months of expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE SEPARATED CHILD FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE SEPARATED CHILD FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE FORRESTER FAMILY TRUST, THE BRITFORD BRIDGE TRUST, THE UNDERWOOD TRUST, The Marks Family Charitable Trust, THE J AND H ORLANDER TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE FORRESTER FAMILY TRUST	FY2023	£35k	Theme of the Year
THE BRITFORD BRIDGE TRUST	FY2023	£30k	Primary
THE UNDERWOOD TRUST	FY2023	£25k	Not specified in note 3, listed under Social Welfare
THE UNDERWOOD TRUST	FY2025	£10k
THE BRITFORD BRIDGE TRUST	FY2022	£10k	Secondary - The relief of those in need, by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
The Marks Family Charitable Trust	FY2023	£10k
THE J AND H ORLANDER TRUST	FY2022	£5k
THE LAWSON TRUST CIO	FY2023	£5k
THE LAWSON TRUST CIO	FY2022	£5k
THE FORRESTER FAMILY TRUST	FY2022	£5k	SMALLER GRANTS
THE GREEN HALL FOUNDATION	FY2022	£5k
THE GREEN HALL FOUNDATION	FY2025	£5k
THE GROCERS' CHARITY	FY2022	£5k	Youth
THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATION	FY2025	£4k	UK Round July 2024
MISS E F RATHBONE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£3k	National
THE PETER STEBBINGS MEMORIAL CHARITY	FY2024	£3k
THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATION	FY2022	£3k
SIR ROBERT GEFFERY'S ALMSHOUSE TRUST	FY2025	£3k
THE CARMELA & RONNIE PIGNATELLI FOUNDATION	FY2023	£3k
THE ARCHER TRUST	FY2023	£3k	Charitable activities
The Dentons UK and Middle East LLP Charitable Trust	FY2025	£2k
THE TULA TRUST LIMITED	FY2024	£2k
MISS E F RATHBONE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£2k	NATIONAL APPEAL
THE ARCHER TRUST	FY2024	£2k
THE TULA TRUST LIMITED	FY2022	£2k
THE SIR JAMES ROLL CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£2k
THE ARCHER TRUST	FY2022	£2k	Supports unaccompanied child asylum seekers.
THE SIR JAMES ROLL CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£1k
THE AUSTIN AND HOPE PILKINGTON TRUST	FY2025	£1k	Grant Round 3: £1,000
THE LEACH FOURTEENTH TRUST	FY2023	£1k
THE J AND H ORLANDER TRUST	FY2023	£1k
CBRE UK CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£1k
THE HASLUCK CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£1k
DRAGON CHRISTMAS CHARITY SALE	FY2023	£250	Young Philanthropist Awards
THE PETER STEBBINGS MEMORIAL CHARITY	FY2025	£0
THE ANTON JURGENS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	—
The Marks Family Charitable Trust	FY2024	—

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	29/09/2025	£20k	Club Class Bournemouth: helping separated children integrate.
The National Lottery Community Fund	01/07/2024	£19k	Club Class Bournemouth: helping separated children integrate.
The National Lottery Community Fund	14/04/2023	£10k	Club Class Bournemouth: helping separated children integrate.
The National Lottery Community Fund	21/01/2022	£10k	Meeting the needs of child refugees
The National Lottery Community Fund	22/01/2021	£9k	Providing Covid-19 safe welcome packs to child refugees
Barrow Cadbury Trust	14/10/2020	£10k	COVID-19 - Separated Child Foundation
The National Lottery Community Fund	24/02/2020	£10k	Providing separated children with comfort & welcome after an arduous journey.

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 OAKDALE TRUST	2	£3k
THE BAND TRUST	1	£520k
THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION	1	£250k
EVERY YOUTH	1	£219k
THE OVO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£191k
WOODSMITH FOUNDATION LIMITED	1	£156k
CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTON	1	£92k
The Teesside Charity	1	£91k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Child's i Foundation.

Child's i Foundation income £890k
THE LOTUS CHILDRENS FOUNDATION income £186k
THE FAMILY PLACE FOUNDATION income £224k
THE SHARE FOUNDATION income £1.2m
LIFE FOR A KID FOUNDATION income £177k
THE MOTHER AND CHILD FOUNDATION LIMITED income £101k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE SEPARATED CHILD FOUNDATION	£252k	—	0	within	4.0%	no doubt
Child's i Foundation FY2025	£890k	£70,000 - £79,999	1	above	8.0%	no doubt
THE LOTUS CHILDRENS FOUNDATION FY2025	£186k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE FAMILY PLACE FOUNDATION FY2025	£224k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
THE SHARE FOUNDATION FY2025	£1.2m	Under £60,000	0	unclear	—	no doubt
LIFE FOR A KID FOUNDATION FY2025	£177k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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