Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 2
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Strong growth: +2
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

STREET CHILD 

RELIEF OF POVERTY & HARDSHIP AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING ON THE STREET BY PROVISION OF SHELTER, FOOD, HEALTH, EDUCATION, FAMILY RECONCILIATION AND OTHER SUCH CHARITABLE SERVICES; PROMOTE HUMAN RIGHTS OF CHILDREN; DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • 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
Established: 15 years

www.street-child.org

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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
31/03/23£20,001£20,129£-128£2,688£4,090£2,1121.3821
31/03/22£17,334£17,273£61£1,953£4,219£2,2151.5640
31/03/21£13,017£12,464£554£1,374£4,156£1,3471.3690
31/03/20£13,736£12,018£1,719£3,566£3,603£1,1501.17648
31/03/19£8,646£8,047£599£1,421£1,885£3230.52750
31/03/18*£4,049£3,240£810£716£1,285£6452.4360
31/03/17£3,854£3,696£158£806£476£1920.6330
31/03/16£2,059£2,254£-195£533£317£1560.8210
31/03/15?£3,508£3,097£411£714£518£3511.4150
30/11/13*£812£818£-7£193£101£69170
30/11/12£963£885£78£76£108£881.240
30/11/11*£411£426£-15£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/10*£459£410£49£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/09*£130£135£-4£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 14.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 13.4%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: £120,000-£130,000
Liabilities/Assets: 20%
Liabilities/Income: 5%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 52%
Reserves/Spending: 1.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 3.7
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Education/Training
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Afghanistan, Burundi, Cameroon, Congo (Democratic Republic), Liberia, Mozambique, Nepal, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Throughout England, Uganda,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • 82 employees
  • 1 volunteer

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
Comic Relief - Off the Streets and Into School: supporting street-connected children in urban Liberia to acces
£150,202 29/11/2017
24
This project will focus on some of the most vulnerable street connected children in Liberia who are out of school or at risk of dropping out from school due to household poverty and neglect. The ....more
Comic Relief - Marginalised and street connected children project: Education and support scheme for 200 marginalised children living and working on the streets in post-Ebola Liberia
£49,960 30/11/2016
12
This project targets some of Liberia’s most marginalised children. It supports those who are working on the streets and living in some of the most dangerous environments in the world in terms of ....more
Comic Relief - Education and support scheme for 200 marginalised children living and working on the streets in post-Ebola Liberia
£49,960 31/10/2016
Education and support scheme for 200 marginalised children living and working on the streets in post-Ebola Liberia

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (16)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 15/16 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 34-79
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 13/03/2009, number: 1128536
  • Registered at Companies House on 14/11/2008, number: 06749574
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
14 returns made; AR18: 1 days late, AR13: 13 days late, AR11: 117 days late, AR10: 9 days late, AR09: 60 days late,
Main office

Street Child
33 Creechurch Lane
LONDON
EC3A 5EB

Objectives

FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC:-A) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND HARDSHIP AMONG CHILDREN LIVING ON THESTREET AND YOUNG PEOPLE BY THE PROVISION OF SHELTER, FOOD, HEALTH ,EDUCATION, AND OTHER SUCH CHARITABLE SERVICES AS THE TRUSTEES FROMTIME TO TIME DEEM APPROPRIATE.B) TO PROMOTE HUMAN RIGHTS OF CHILDREN (AS SET OUT IN THE UNITEDNATIONS CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD 1989, BY ALL OR ANY OF THEFOLLOWING MEANS:I) MONITORING ABUSES OF HUMAN RIGHTSII) EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTSIII) RAISING AWARENESS OF HUMAN RIGHTS;IV) PROMOTING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR HUMAN RIGHTSV) PROMOTING RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AMONG INDIVIDUALS; ANDVI) ELIMINATING INFRINGEMENTS OF HUMAN RIGHTS.C) TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF SOCIALLYAND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES IN SUCH AWAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDSAND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY

Defined Area of Benefit:

SIERRA LEONE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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