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STREET CHILD

Registered charity 1128536 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as STREET CHILD OF SIERRA LEONE

RELIEF OF POVERTY & HARDSHIP AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING ON THE STREET BY PROVISION OF SHELTER, FOOD, HEALTH, EDUCATION, FAMILY RECONCILIATION AND OTHER SUCH CHARITABLE SERVICES; PROMOTE HUMAN RIGHTS OF CHILDREN; DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · 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
£22.3m
Latest spending
£21.9m
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £1.3m at 31 March 2025, which is within the trustees' approved target range of £0.85m to £1.6m. The charity reported total income of £22.3m and confirmed it is prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Employees paid over £60,000: 12
“The number of employees whose annual remuneration was £60,000 or more were: 2025 Number £60,000 - £69,999 4 £70,000 - £79,999 3 £80,000 - £89,999 2 £90,000 - £99,999 1 £100,000 - £109,999 £110,000 - £119,999 1 £120,000 - £129,999 £130,000 - £139,999 1” — page 79
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: UN and other agencies
“Across all income, our largest source of income is the UN and other agencies, followed by Philanthropy.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: between £0.85m to £1.6m (held: £1.3m)
“The target for reserves was increased in the year from between £0.75m and £1.5m to between £0.85m to £1.6m due to the increased income of the charity.” — page 55
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Anna Lloyd, wife of Trustee David Lloyd, received employment costs.
“Anna Lloyd, who is the wife of David Lloyd a Trustee of Street Child, started a permanent employment contract with the Charity on 7th November 2022 as Fundraising Advisor. The total employment cost was £21,236 during the year (2024: £24,255). David Lloyd resigned from the Board of Trustees on 11th November 2025.” — page 83
“Lucinda Dannatt, who is the wife of a key management person had a total employment cost of £83,201 (2024: £76,867) during the year.” — page 83
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Lucinda Dannatt, wife of Key Management Personnel, received employment costs.
“Anna Lloyd, who is the wife of David Lloyd a Trustee of Street Child, started a permanent employment contract with the Charity on 7th November 2022 as Fundraising Advisor. The total employment cost was £21,236 during the year (2024: £24,255). David Lloyd resigned from the Board of Trustees on 11th November 2025.” — page 83
“Lucinda Dannatt, who is the wife of a key management person had a total employment cost of £83,201 (2024: £76,867) during the year.” — page 83
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Transactions with subsidiary Children in Crisis.
“Anna Lloyd, who is the wife of David Lloyd a Trustee of Street Child, started a permanent employment contract with the Charity on 7th November 2022 as Fundraising Advisor. The total employment cost was £21,236 during the year (2024: £24,255). David Lloyd resigned from the Board of Trustees on 11th November 2025.” — page 83
“Lucinda Dannatt, who is the wife of a key management person had a total employment cost of £83,201 (2024: £76,867) during the year.” — page 83
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Transactions with subsidiary Build Africa.
“Anna Lloyd, who is the wife of David Lloyd a Trustee of Street Child, started a permanent employment contract with the Charity on 7th November 2022 as Fundraising Advisor. The total employment cost was £21,236 during the year (2024: £24,255). David Lloyd resigned from the Board of Trustees on 11th November 2025.” — page 83
“Lucinda Dannatt, who is the wife of a key management person had a total employment cost of £83,201 (2024: £76,867) during the year.” — page 83
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Transactions with subsidiary Africa Educational Trust.
“Anna Lloyd, who is the wife of David Lloyd a Trustee of Street Child, started a permanent employment contract with the Charity on 7th November 2022 as Fundraising Advisor. The total employment cost was £21,236 during the year (2024: £24,255). David Lloyd resigned from the Board of Trustees on 11th November 2025.” — page 83
“Lucinda Dannatt, who is the wife of a key management person had a total employment cost of £83,201 (2024: £76,867) during the year.” — page 83
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Street Child Trading Limited
“Street Child has the following subsidiary companies: Street Child International, Africa Educational Trust, Bread and Water for Africa Limited, Build Africa Limited, Children in Crisis Limited, Lessons for Life Foundation Limited, Sierra Leone Marathon Limited, Street Child Trading Limited.” — page 60
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

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

Corporate structure

STREET CHILD TRADING LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Turnover: £588k
  • Profit before tax: £430k
  • Donated/gift-aided to the charity: £430k
  • Staff and other costs recharged by parent charity: £15,250
“The profit will be paid to the Parent Charity by way of a payment under the Gift Aid regulations.”

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Street Child (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.

Official officers record.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£22.3m
Total spending
£21.9m
Cost of raising funds
£3.5m
Reserves (reported)
£1.3m
Employees
90

Reported reserves equal ~0.7 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (93% 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: 15.7% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 3.8%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Afghanistan · Burundi · Cameroon · Congo (Democratic Republic) · Liberia · Mozambique · Nepal · Nigeria · Sierra Leone · Somalia · Sri Lanka · Sudan

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£22.3m£21.9m
31/03/2024£21.5m£22.1m
31/03/2023£20.0m£20.1m
31/03/2022£17.3m£17.3m
31/03/2021£13.0m£12.5m

Common questions

Is STREET CHILD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £1.3m at 31 March 2025, which is within the trustees' approved target range of £0.85m to £1.6m. The charity reported total income of £22.3m and confirmed it is prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP.

Who funds STREET CHILD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name STREET CHILD as a grant recipient include THE ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING FOUNDATION, FROM BABIES WITH LOVE FOUNDATION, THE APAX FOUNDATION, THE MARK ANTHONY TRUST, Boodles Charitable Trust.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING FOUNDATIONFY2023£555k
FROM BABIES WITH LOVE FOUNDATIONFY2025£158kSupporting Marginalised Children into School in Sierra Leone, Rebuilding Lives and Restoring Education in North-East Nigeria, Strengthening the Teacher Workforc
THE ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING FOUNDATIONFY2024£146k
THE APAX FOUNDATIONFY2024£125k
THE APAX FOUNDATIONFY2025£110kSocial mobility
THE APAX FOUNDATIONFY2023£108kEmergency initiatives
THE APAX FOUNDATIONFY2021£100kSocial enterprise and relief of financial hardship
THE MARK ANTHONY TRUSTFY2022£100k
FROM BABIES WITH LOVE FOUNDATIONFY2023£100kSupport for Marginalised No More project, education for refugees, street connected children, and conflict zone education
FROM BABIES WITH LOVE FOUNDATIONFY2022£81kSupport for children in Nepal, South Sudan, Liberia, Nigeria, DRC, Afghanistan, Ukraine (Ridni, Proliska), and general education/social support.
Boodles Charitable TrustFY2025£60k
ALLAN AND NESTA FERGUSON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2022£60k
THE BATCHWORTH TRUSTFY2024£38k
THE BUFFINI CHAO FOUNDATIONFY2025£30k
THE MARK ANTHONY TRUSTFY2024£25k
THE MARK ANTHONY TRUSTFY2023£25kUnrestricted funding for emergency contexts and general support
THE MARK ANTHONY TRUSTFY2025£25kGrants paid
BOOK AID INTERNATIONALFY2024£23kBook provision
BOOK AID INTERNATIONALFY2023£21kGrant payments to project partners
THE CLARKSON FOUNDATIONFY2021£21kGrant to build a new school within one of Liberia's most remote and rural communities.
EDITH MURPHY FOUNDATIONFY2024£20kChildren
BEYOND SPORT FOUNDATIONFY2022£14k
THE COLES-MEDLOCK FOUNDATIONFY2024£12k
BLISS FAMILY CHARITYFY2023£12k
THE COLES-MEDLOCK FOUNDATIONFY2023£11k
THE NORTHWICK TRUSTFY2023£10k
THE COLES-MEDLOCK FOUNDATIONFY2025£10k
PHILIP KING CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£10kSupport for international programme
THE BOLTINI TRUSTFY2024£10k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST THOMAS, HEIGHAM, NORWICHFY2024£10kGrant funding from STN Trust
THE PERSIMMON CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£10khelping to educate children who are not in school
THE BOLTINI TRUSTFY2023£10kInternational
BLISS FAMILY CHARITYFY2022£10k
THE COLES-MEDLOCK FOUNDATIONFY2022£10k
EDITH MURPHY FOUNDATIONFY2023£10kChildren
THE RAYNE TRUSTFY2023£10kTowards Igniting Education, especially for girls in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan
THE BATCHWORTH TRUSTFY2022£10k
THE NORTHWICK TRUSTFY2022£10k
EDITH MURPHY FOUNDATIONFY2022£10kChildren
THE CHERUBY TRUSTFY2025£5k
THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£5k
THE RANWORTH TRUST 1985FY2022£5kSocial and Welfare
THE NORTHWICK TRUSTFY2024£5k
THE CHERUBY TRUSTFY2026£4k
THE CHERUBY TRUSTFY2023£4k
THE CHERUBY TRUSTFY2024£3k
THE TULA TRUST LIMITEDFY2023£3k
THE RAINFORD TRUSTFY2022£3kWelfare
THE CARMELA & RONNIE PIGNATELLI FOUNDATIONFY2023£3k
THE OAKDALE TRUSTFY2025£2k

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 REED FOUNDATION1—
ISSA FOUNDATION1£415k
Community Foundation for Staffordshire and Shropshire1£110k
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOUNDATION1£55k
THE HARLOW HEALTH CENTRES TRUST LIMITED1£5k
WORLD DAY OF PRAYER NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR ENGLAND, WALES AND NORTHERN IRELAND1£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with STREET CHILD UNITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
STREET CHILD£22.3m—12within—no doubt
STREET CHILD UNITED FY2024£483k——above—no doubt
RAVENSBOURNE PROJECT FY2025£632k——above—no doubt
THE STREET FOUNDATION FY2025£750k—0unclear—no doubt
INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN RELIEF FY2024£406k—0unclear—no doubt
THE HUBB FOUNDATION FY2024£1.7m—0unclear—no doubt

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