STREET DOCTORS LTD

Registered charity 1150925 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also registered in Scotland as SC046981 (OSCR)

StreetDoctors change lives by giving young people the skills and confidence to deliver life saving first aid. Volunteer healthcare students teach high risk young people what to do if someone is bleeding and what to do if someone is unconscious. Teaching increases confidence and self esteem as well as giving young people practical skills to save lives.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£637k

Latest spending

£647k

Registered

2013

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity made a net deficit of £100,633 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total funds of £277,764. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £242,417 exceed the stated policy minimum of £172,101, indicating the charity is meeting its reserves policy target.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: over £60,000 — below the median for charities its size (£60k)

“There was one employee earning over £60,000 during the year (2023: None).” — page 21

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 1

“There was one employee earning over £60,000 during the year (2023: None).” — page 21

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three months of non-discretionary expenditure plus specific commitment (held: £242k)

“The Trustees have agreed a reserves policy whereby the free reserves should be at least three months of non-discretionary expenditure plus specific commitment. This equates to £172,101 as a minimum” — page 8

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income

£637k

Total spending

£647k

Cost of raising funds

£3k

Reserves (reported)

£267k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~5.0 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (59% 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: 0.5% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Catherine Jane Aston
David Ferguson Bell
Dr Luke Robert Swithenbank
Helen Berresford
Jane Margaret Harwood
Liam Quinn
Tessa Cournoyer
Vishal Chahwala

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

Operates in: Anguilla · Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£637k	£647k
31/12/2024	£468k	£569k
31/12/2023	£694k	£567k
31/12/2022	£671k	£680k
31/12/2021	£440k	£556k

Common questions

Is STREET DOCTORS LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity made a net deficit of £100,633 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total funds of £277,764. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £242,417 exceed the stated policy minimum of £172,101, indicating the charity is meeting its reserves policy target. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of STREET DOCTORS LTD earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the over £60,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds STREET DOCTORS LTD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name STREET DOCTORS LTD as a grant recipient include THE WILLIAM WATES MEMORIAL TRUST, WATES FOUNDATION LIMITED, KUSUMA TRUST UK, THE GEORGE AND ESME POLLITZER CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT, JOHN JAMES BRISTOL FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE WILLIAM WATES MEMORIAL TRUST	FY2023	£75k
THE WILLIAM WATES MEMORIAL TRUST	FY2022	£24k
WATES FOUNDATION LIMITED	FY2024	£10k	Grant to Street Doctors
KUSUMA TRUST UK	FY2024	£10k	Random Act of Kindness
KUSUMA TRUST UK	FY2023	£10k	Random Act of Kindness
THE GEORGE AND ESME POLLITZER CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT	FY2023	£5k
THE GEORGE AND ESME POLLITZER CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT	FY2022	£5k
JOHN JAMES BRISTOL FOUNDATION	FY2024	£5k	Children and young people
CHARLES PLATER TRUST	FY2022	£5k
THE NOEL BUXTON TRUST	FY2024	£4k	To expand a project that trains young prisoners in first aid at HMP Hindley.
THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF CUTLERS GENERAL CHARITABLE FUND	FY2023	£3k	Promotion of Social Cohesion
THE HABERDASHERS' FOUNDATION	FY2022	£2k	Training programme to reduce the impact of knife crime
ST GILES-IN-THE-FIELDS AND WILLIAM SHELTON EDUCATIONAL CHARITY	FY2021	£2k	Young Westminster Foundation Partnership
THE GIBBS CHARITABLE TRUSTS	FY2023	£2k	Social, educational and environmental need
THE GIBBS CHARITABLE TRUSTS	FY2024	£1k	Other Christian

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	31/08/2023	£226k	Community Street Doctors
UK government	01/04/2019	£15k	Knife Crime Community Fund 2019-20
The National Lottery Community Fund	30/10/2018	£238k	Supporting young people to be the lifesavers in their communities
UK government	03/09/2018	£27k	Knife Crime Community Fund 18-19
UK government	—	£20k	Knife Crime Community Fund 17-18