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SAVE LIVES SUSTAINABLY

Registered charity 1200858 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Support of impactful research and interventions aiming to improve health and reduce maternal and child mortality in low and middle income countries.

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

Latest income
£958k
Latest spending
£8k
Registered
2022
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased significantly to £968,422 due to a one-off legacy, while expenditure remained low at £8,449. The trustees maintain a reserves policy of three to six months' expenditure and confirm that this level has been maintained throughout the year. The charity reports no material debt and 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: between three and six month’s expenditure (held: £968k)
“It is the policy of the Charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure.” — page 2
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£958k
Total spending
£8k
Reserves (reported)
£19k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~26.7 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Congo (Democratic Republic) · Mali · Uganda

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£958k£8k
31/12/2023£19k£0

Common questions

Is SAVE LIVES SUSTAINABLY financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased significantly to £968,422 due to a one-off legacy, while expenditure remained low at £8,449. The trustees maintain a reserves policy of three to six months' expenditure and confirm that this level has been maintained throughout the year. The charity reports no material debt and has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2024 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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
MERCURY PHOENIX TRUST2£12k
ISSA FOUNDATION1£415k
THE JOSEPH ROWNTREE CHARITABLE TRUST1£165k
THE RODDICK FOUNDATION1£116k
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOUNDATION1£90k
H C D MEMORIAL FUND1£75k
THE COLES-MEDLOCK FOUNDATION1£40k
THE BEATRICE GILMORE CHARITABLE TRUST1£27k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SAVE THE MOTHERS TRUST (SMT).

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SAVE LIVES SUSTAINABLY£958k—0above—no doubt
SAVE THE MOTHERS TRUST (SMT) FY2025£596k—0unclear—no doubt
REACHING THE UNREACHED FY2025£773k—0unclear—no doubt
INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN RELIEF FY2024£406k—0unclear—no doubt
EFFECTIVE INTERVENTION FY2024£971k£80,001 - £90,0001unclear—no doubt
WITH LOVE ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE FY2025£149k—0unclear—no doubt

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