STREET CHILD

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

Latest income
£22.3m
Latest spending
£21.9m
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income grew to £22.3 million, with unrestricted reserves held at £1.3 million, which is within the charity's stated policy range of £0.85 million to £1.6 million. The trustees confirmed that the charity has sufficient resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties identified regarding its going concern status.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £130,000 - £139,999 — above the median for charities its size (£125k)
The salary of the Street Child Group CEO is £135,000 (2024: £135,000). — page 79
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
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.
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: Lucinda Dannatt, wife of a key management person, received employment costs.
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
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). — page 83
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Anna Lloyd, wife of Trustee David Lloyd, received employment costs.
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
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). — page 83
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Transactions with subsidiary Children in Crisis.
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
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). — page 83
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Transactions with subsidiary Build Africa.
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
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). — page 83
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Transactions with subsidiary Africa Educational Trust.
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
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). — 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.

Year-over-year changes

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

Corporate structure

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

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).

Trustees

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?

The accounts state that total income grew to £22.3 million, with unrestricted reserves held at £1.3 million, which is within the charity's stated policy range of £0.85 million to £1.6 million. The trustees confirmed that the charity has sufficient resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties identified regarding its going concern status. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of STREET CHILD earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £130,000 - £139,999 band, and 12 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds STREET CHILD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name STREET CHILD as a grant recipient include THE ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING FOUNDATION, THE APAX FOUNDATION, THE MARK ANTHONY TRUST, ALLAN AND NESTA FERGUSON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT, THE BATCHWORTH TRUST.

Known funders

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

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.

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