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STREET CHILD UNITED

Registered charity 1144951 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as STREET CHILD WORLD CUP, STREET CHILD WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

We are a global movement for street children to receive the protection & opportunities that all children are entitled to. Ahead of the FIFA and ICC World Cups, we unite street children from around the world through football, cricket, art & campaigning. Our aim is to challenge the negative perceptions & treatment of street children globally.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£483k
Latest spending
£656k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total income decreased significantly to £485,393 from £889,485 in the prior year, primarily because 2024 was a non-event year for the charity. Despite this drop in income, the charity maintained free unrestricted reserves of £300,517, which is significantly above its stated policy target of approximately £140,000 (six months of operating costs). The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately six months operating costs (held: £301k)
“The trustees consider that, given the nature of the organisation's work, the level of free reserves should amount to approximately six months operating costs which was £140,000 in 2024.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Payment to Amos Trust (trustee Niul Hatcher is also a trustee of Amos Trust) for project pass-through, donation share, and grant.
“Niul Hatcher, trustee, is also a trustee of the Amos Trust. During 2023 £8,677 was paid to the Amos Trust to pass on to their partner project Karunalaya, £7,102 as a share of donations raised during the SWCC 2023, and £1,575 as a grant for participation in an SCU project.” — page 26
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2023 and FY2024 accounts as analysed by this site.

In the news

Recent coverage mentioning this charity by name (automated match; headlines belong to their publishers).

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

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2023)

Total income
£889k
Total spending
£704k
Cost of raising funds
£11k
Reserves (reported)
£184k
Employees
6

Reported reserves equal ~3.1 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% 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: 1.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Canada · United States

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£483k£656k
31/12/2023£889k£704k
31/12/2022£830k£631k
31/12/2021£339k£385k
31/12/2020£424k£289k

Common questions

Is STREET CHILD UNITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total income decreased significantly to £485,393 from £889,485 in the prior year, primarily because 2024 was a non-event year for the charity. Despite this drop in income, the charity maintained free unrestricted reserves of £300,517, which is significantly above its stated policy target of approximately £140,000 (six months of operating costs). The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds STREET CHILD UNITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name STREET CHILD UNITED as a grant recipient include THE REED FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE REED FOUNDATIONFY2021—

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 ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING FOUNDATION2£751k
ALLAN AND NESTA FERGUSON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT2£80k
THE FOOTBALL FOUNDATION1£552k
THE APAX FOUNDATION1£443k
FROM BABIES WITH LOVE FOUNDATION1£339k
THE BAY TREE CHARITABLE TRUST1£175k
THE MARK ANTHONY TRUST1£175k
MICHAEL CARRICK FOUNDATION1£157k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SURFERS NOT STREET CHILDREN UK.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
STREET CHILD UNITED£483k——above—no doubt
SURFERS NOT STREET CHILDREN UK FY2025£342k——above—no doubt
CONSORTIUM FOR STREET CHILDREN FY2024£683kUnder £60,0000above—no doubt
STREET CHILD FY2025£22.3m—12within—no doubt
STAND BY ME FY2024£3.0m—1within—no doubt
THE NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO CHILDREN FY2025£120.3m——within—no doubt

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