SAVE THE CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
Save the Children works in around 120 countries to deliver immediate and lasting change to children's lives. We program across all contexts to ensure all children survive, learn and are protected. Save the Children International and 29 member organisations make up Save the Children Association. Together in 2015 we reached 62 million children directly through our and our partners' work.
Latest income
£955m
Expenditure
£956m
Financial year end
2025-12-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-12-31 | £988m | £956m | |
| 2022-12-31 | £1.31bn | £1.24bn | |
| 2023-12-31 | £1.22bn | £1.22bn | |
| 2024-12-31 | £1.10bn | £1.18bn | |
| 2025-12-31 | £955m | £956m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-12-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £947m |
| Charitable activities | £0 |
| Trading | £0 |
| Investment income | £4.5m |
| Total income | £955m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £953m |
| Raising funds | £2.3m |
| Grants to institutions | £233m |
| Governance | £5.0m |
| Total expenditure | £956m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £13.1m |
| Total funds | £85.3m |
| — restricted | £39.7m |
| — unrestricted | £45.6m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £85.3m |
| Cash | £166m |
People
| Employees | 11,838 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- General Charitable Purposes
- Education/training
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Overseas Aid/famine Relief
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Other Charitable Purposes
Who it helps
- Children/young People
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How it works
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Provides Human Resources
- Provides Services
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- Other Charitable Activities
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-10-03. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.