Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 8

Support Score: 4

Poor Liquidity: -1
Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs low: +3

12+ Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 12

SAVE THE CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL

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.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
There are 16 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/12/22		£1,309,489	£1,240,160	£69,329	£962	£178,184	£66,677	0.6	18,409	5
31/12/21		£988,001	£956,387	£31,614	£467	£98,233	£45,132	0.6	16,358	0
31/12/20		£876,468	£860,421	£16,047	£148	£67,687	£27,621	0.4	15,920	2
31/12/19		£900,332	£903,174	£-2,842	£2,873	£52,886	£18,674	0.2	17,066	25
31/12/18	*	£970,125	£973,970	£-3,845	£4,061	£56,452	£17,150	0.2	17,099	9
31/12/17		£945,262	£949,660	£-4,397	£4,327	£55,090	£11,058	0.1	16,495	0
31/12/16		£905,509	£926,072	£-20,563	£3,500	£60,409	£11,937	0.2	17,528	0
31/12/15		£785,579	£758,804	£26,775	£5,686	£72,426	£11,746	0.2	16,082	0
31/12/14		£656,845	£657,225	£-381	£4,986	£21,858	£11,405	0.2	14,156	0
31/12/13		£559,141	£555,685	£3,457	£3,995	£20,873	£9,222	0.2	11,061	0
31/12/12		£213,479	£205,670	£7,809	£2,128	£18,163	£7,539	0.4	8,251	0
31/12/11		£62,817	£55,905	£6,911	£1,325	£10,961	£4,939	1.1	1,966	0
31/12/10		£12,373	£9,630	£2,743	£105	£3,795	£928	1.2	30	0
31/12/09		£6,929	£6,415	£514	£66	£1,053	£911	1.7	34	0
31/12/08		£5,453	£5,642	£-189	£78	£539	£479	1	28	0
31/12/07		£4,214	£4,525	£-311	£64	£728	£661	1.8	29	0
31/12/06		£3,749	£3,948	£-198	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05		£2,914	£3,250	£-336	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/04		£1,727	£1,516	£211	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.1%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £300,000-£350,000
Liabilities/Assets: 63%
Liabilities/Income: 23%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 37%
Reserves/Spending: 0.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 0.8

Asset Split ?

Established: 25 years

www.savethechildren.net

info@savethechildren.org

02032720300

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Other Charitable Purposes
Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

International poverty relief

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Makes Grants to Organisations
Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Afghanistan, Albania, Armenia, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia And Herzegovina, Burkina Faso, Burma, Cambodia, Central African Republic, China, Colombia, Congo (Democratic Republic), Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Georgia, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Haiti, Indonesia, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Korea, Occupied ....more

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Who works here?

18,409 employees
5 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office - 204193-104 Support for education in conflict-affected areas
£400,000	01/04/2022	MUPE is to improve the reach and quality of education services in Burma and help prepare Burmas youth with the skills they need for life after school with the focus on English language, teacher ....more MUPE is to improve the reach and quality of education services in Burma and help prepare Burmas youth with the skills they need for life after school with the focus on English language, teacher education, examination systems, and education in protracted crises where the UK has a particular comparative advantage. The programme aims to reach up to 51,000 teacher educators, teacher trainees and teachers. Through Education Reform Facility, it intends to support priority reforms on assessment and examination in Burmas National Education Strategic Plan (NESP) with impact on 9 million children of which support for up to 73,000 will be attributable to FCDO. And it aims to support improved schooling in conflict-affected and ethnic areas to help 460,000 children in conflict-affected areas access better quality education, of which up to 46,000 attributable to FCDO.
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office - 204193-104 Support for education in conflict-affected areas
£800,000	01/04/2022	MUPE is to improve the reach and quality of education services in Burma and help prepare Burmas youth with the skills they need for life after school with the focus on English language, teacher ....more MUPE is to improve the reach and quality of education services in Burma and help prepare Burmas youth with the skills they need for life after school with the focus on English language, teacher education, examination systems, and education in protracted crises where the UK has a particular comparative advantage. The programme aims to reach up to 51,000 teacher educators, teacher trainees and teachers. Through Education Reform Facility, it intends to support priority reforms on assessment and examination in Burmas National Education Strategic Plan (NESP) with impact on 9 million children of which support for up to 73,000 will be attributable to FCDO. And it aims to support improved schooling in conflict-affected and ethnic areas to help 460,000 children in conflict-affected areas access better quality education, of which up to 46,000 attributable to FCDO.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (16)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 37-73

ANGELA JEAN AHRENDTS (Chair) Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Non-Executive Director

ANNE GATES Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Board Director

DEEPAK KAPOOR Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Independent Director

DR LARS JOHAN HEIKENSTEN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Board Appointments

JON KARLEIV ANDREAS LOMOY Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired

MOROLAKE AKINKUGBE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Corporate Executive

TERESA MBAGAYA Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Impact Investor

ANNE FAHY Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Non-Executive Director

BRADLEY CHAPMAN IRWIN Appointed: 2018, Occupation: President & Ceo

CLAUDIO TESAURO Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Lawyer

DEBRA FINE Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Investment Manager

LARRY KAMENER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Advisor And Non-Executive Director, Other trusteeship: Centre for Public Impact Europe,

MARGARET ANN MCGETRICK Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Finance

ROBERT PATRICK HENRY GOOD Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired

ROY LEONARD CAPLE HERNANDEZ Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Business And Communications Consultant

RICHARD THOMAS GEORGE WINTER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Chartered Accountant, Other trusteeships: THE SAVE THE CHILDREN FUND, THE KEEPERS AND GOVERNORS OF THE POSSESSIONS, REVENUES AND GOODS OF THE FREE GRAMMAR SCHOOL OF JOHN LYON, WITHIN THE TOWN OF HARROW-ON-THE-HILL, SUSSEX HOUSE SCHOOL,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 30/07/1999, number: 1076822
Registered at Companies House on 12/03/1999, number: 03732267

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR18: 8 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from THE INNER WHEEL CLUB OF HERNE BAY BENEVOLENT FUND on 17/11/2021

Main office

Save the Children
St. Vincent House
30 Orange Street
London
WC2H 7HH

Objectives

THE OBJECTS (THE “OBJECTS”) OF THE CHARITY ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:1.1 - TO PROMOTE THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF CHILDREN (AS DEFINED IN ARTICLE 4.2);1.2 - TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND SUFFERING OF CHILDREN;1.3 - TO PRESERVE LIFE, AND PROMOTE THE HEALTH AND WELFARE, OF CHILDREN INCLUDING BY PROTECTING CHILDREN WHO HAVE SUFFERED HARM OR WHOSE LIVES AND SECURITY ARE AT RISK;1.4 - TO ADVANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN; AND1.5 - TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF CHARITIES WHO ARE MEMBERS OF SAVE THE CHILDREN, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF ADVICE, CO-ORDINATION, EDUCATION AND TRAINING,IN ALL CASES WORKING ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.2 - IN THESE OBJECTS THE “HUMAN RIGHTS” OF CHILDREN MEANS ANY OR ALL OF THOSE RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS AS DEFINED IN THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD, INCLUDING THE RIGHTS TO SURVIVAL, PROTECTION, DEVELOPMENT AND PARTICIPATION, AND WILL BE PROMOTED IN PARTICULAR BY:2.1 - ADVANCING UNDERSTANDING AND RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF CHILDREN;2.2 - ENABLING CHILDREN TO ACHIEVE THEIR HUMAN RIGHTS;2.3 - INTERNATIONAL ADVOCACY OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF CHILDREN;2.4 - PROMOTING RESPECT FOR THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF CHILDREN; AND2.5 - CONTRIBUTING TO THE SOUND ADMINISTRATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS LAW IN SO FAR AS IT APPLIES TO CHILDREN.

Defined Area of Benefit:

WORLDWIDE

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