STEPHEN'S CHILDREN

Registered charity 1142392 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Stephen's Children provides grants for:1. The prevention or relief of poverty or financial hardship anywhere in the world through the provision of education, training, healthcare projects and all the necessary support designed to enable individuals to generate a sustainable income and be self-sufficient.2. The advancement of the Christian faith.

Objects

THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, TRAINING, HEALTHCARE PROJECTS AND ALL THE NECESSARY SUPPORT DESIGNED TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS TO GENERATE A SUSTAINABLE INCOME AND BE SELF-SUFFICIENT.TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENTS OF BELIEF APPEARING IN SCHEDULE A.

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Horsham, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£52k

Latest spending

£49k

Registered

2011

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reports total unrestricted funds of £2,188 and restricted funds of £9,406 as of 31 December 2025. The trustees' policy is to hold a reserve of £2,500 to cover operating costs, which is slightly below the current unrestricted cash position but within the overall net asset base. The accounts were subject to an independent examination with no material matters of concern reported.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: to hold a reserve of £2,500, which is enough to cover several months of operating costs in case of fluctuations in incoming donations (reserves figure: £3k)

“The trust’s policy is to hold a reserve of £2,500, which is enough to cover several months of operating costs in case of fluctuations in incoming donations.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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.

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

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 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 2
Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 2
Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 2
Grant-making is its main activity

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

Trustees · trustee networks

GRAHAM WHITEchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Geoffrey Philip Hopper
Heather Claire Shakespeare
Magda Gobran
SIMON SMITH · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Egypt

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£52k	£49k
31/12/2024	£61k	£58k
31/12/2023	£72k	£72k
31/12/2022	£92k	£90k
31/12/2021	£106k	£107k

Common questions

Is STEPHEN'S CHILDREN financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reports total unrestricted funds of £2,188 and restricted funds of £9,406 as of 31 December 2025. The trustees' policy is to hold a reserve of £2,500 to cover operating costs, which is slightly below the current unrestricted cash position but within the overall net asset base. The accounts were subject to an independent examination with no material matters of concern reported. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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 COUNTESS OF HUNTINGDON'S CONNEXION	1	£8k
THE VIRGIN MONEY FOUNDATION	1	£500

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ROBERT STEPHENSON'S CHARITIES.

ROBERT STEPHENSON'S CHARITIES income £167k
ST STEPHEN SOCIETY income £98k
ST CHRISTOPHER'S EDUCATIONAL TRUST (INCORPORATING THE HUGHES AND STEVENS BEQUEST) income £1.1m
FRIENDS OF ST. STEPHEN'S PRIMARY SCHOOL income £96k
ST. STEPHEN'S CHURCH, MIDDLETON income £36k
THE STEVENSON FAMILY'S CHARITABLE TRUST income £397k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
STEPHEN'S CHILDREN	£52k	—	—	within	—	no doubt
ROBERT STEPHENSON'S CHARITIES FY2026	£167k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
ST STEPHEN SOCIETY FY2025	£98k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ST CHRISTOPHER'S EDUCATIONAL TRUST (INCORPORATING THE HUGHES AND STEVENS BEQUEST) FY2025	£1.1m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
FRIENDS OF ST. STEPHEN'S PRIMARY SCHOOL FY2025	£96k	—	0	above	11.2%	no doubt
ST. STEPHEN'S CHURCH, MIDDLETON FY2025	£36k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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