Save a Child

Registered charity 1165299 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ROAD TO PEACE, Save A Child UK, Save a Child - Global Paediatric Network

For the public benefit, the relief and treatment of sick and wounded children in any part of the world who are the victims of sudden impact events such as war or natural disaster. Save A Child will provide medical support to health services and health care workers treating children in the affected regions, deliver humanitarian aid and help evacuate sick or vulnerable children to safety.

Objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE RELIEF AND TREATMENT OF SICK AND WOUNDED CHILDREN IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD WHO ARE THE VICTIMS OF SUDDEN IMPACT EVENTS SUCH AS WAR OR NATURAL DISASTER. ROAD TO PEACE WILL FUND THE SUPPLY OF EMERGENCY RELIEF THOUGH THE PROVISION OF MEDICAL AID AND EQUIPMENT TO HEALTH SERVICES IN THE AFFECTED REGIONS.

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

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Brighton and Hove, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£182k
Latest spending
£175k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net income of £10,247 for the year ended 31 January 2025, with total funds carried forward increasing to £51,717. Reserves held were £52,466, which exceeds the stated policy target of covering up to three months of operating costs. The accounts were subject to an independent examination with no material matters identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grants (96% of income)
“Grants 21,000 155,058 176,058”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of operating costs (reserves figure: £52k)
“The Charity continues to keep reserves to cover up to three month's operating costs.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

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 31/01/2025

  • Volunteers: 20

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/01/2024

  • Volunteers: 180

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/01/2023

  • Volunteers: 200

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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Afghanistan · Israel · Occupied Palestinian Territories · Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/01/2025£182k£175k
31/01/2024£142k£103k
31/01/2023£111k£111k
31/01/2022£55k£55k
31/01/2021£46k£42k

Common questions

Is Save a Child financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net income of £10,247 for the year ended 31 January 2025, with total funds carried forward increasing to £51,717. Reserves held were £52,466, which exceeds the stated policy target of covering up to three months of operating costs. The accounts were subject to an independent examination with no material matters identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds Save a Child?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Save a Child as a grant recipient include THE HAROLD HYAM WINGATE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE HAROLD HYAM WINGATE FOUNDATIONFY2024£6k

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SAVE A CHILD'S HEART.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Save a Child£182k—0above—no doubt
SAVE A CHILD'S HEART FY2025£47k——unclear—no doubt
SAVE ONE LIFE FY2025£1.2m—0unclear—no doubt
SAFE FAMILIES FOR CHILDREN FY2025£7.2m——unclear—no doubt
THE SAVE THE CHILDREN FUND FY2025£262.5m—182above—no doubt
CHILDREN'S AID FY2023£377k—0unclear—no doubt

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