United Kingdom · Registered charity (England and Wales)
Save the Children UK: financial filings
Save the Children UK, registered as THE SAVE THE CHILDREN FUND, is on the register of charities kept by the Charity Commission for England and Wales, charity number 213890. The figures below are total gross income and total expenditure for the 5 most recent financial periods shown on the register's financial history page, as the register displays them (GBP, rounded to millions to two decimal places).1
IdentifierRegistered charity number 213890
RegulatorCharity Commission for England and Wales
Income, year to 31 December 2025GBP 262.5 million
ExpenditureGBP 275.8 million
Filings by year
Total incomeTotal expenditure
| Year ending | Form | Income | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 20251 | Annual return to the Charity Commission (register financial history) | GBP 262.5 million | GBP 275.8 million |
| 31 December 20241 | Annual return to the Charity Commission (register financial history) | GBP 304.8 million | GBP 308.8 million |
| 31 December 20231 | Annual return to the Charity Commission (register financial history) | GBP 296.0 million | GBP 295.4 million |
| 31 December 20221 | Annual return to the Charity Commission (register financial history) | GBP 294.4 million | GBP 286.4 million |
| 31 December 20211 | Annual return to the Charity Commission (register financial history) | GBP 240.4 million | GBP 235.9 million |
Rounded by the register to two decimal places of GBP millions or billions, so totals shown here are the register figures, for example £262.51m.
Where the money came from and went
| Line | 31 December 2021 | 31 December 2022 | 31 December 2023 | 31 December 2024 | 31 December 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income from government grants | GBP 40.5 million | GBP 34.9 million | GBP 46.6 million | GBP 62.3 million | GBP 54.0 million |
| Income - Donations and legacies | GBP 84.4 million | GBP 98.7 million | GBP 93.1 million | GBP 92.1 million | GBP 78.7 million |
| Income - Other trading activities | GBP 7.1 million | GBP 8.8 million | GBP 9.1 million | GBP 9.7 million | GBP 10.0 million |
| Income - Charitable activities | GBP 145.0 million | GBP 182.9 million | GBP 189.1 million | GBP 198.6 million | GBP 169.3 million |
| Income - Endowments | GBP 0 | GBP 0 | GBP 0 | GBP 421,050 | GBP 428,760 |
| Income - Investment | GBP 496,000 | GBP 866,000 | GBP 1.5 million | GBP 1.6 million | GBP 1.4 million |
| Income - Other | GBP 3.4 million | GBP 3.1 million | GBP 3.2 million | GBP 2.9 million | GBP 3.1 million |
| Income - Legacies | GBP 19.4 million | GBP 17.2 million | GBP 18.6 million | GBP 27.0 million | GBP 18.9 million |
| Expenditure - Charitable activities | GBP 202.6 million | GBP 251.5 million | GBP 256.3 million | GBP 265.1 million | GBP 233.6 million |
| Expenditure - Raising funds | GBP 30.9 million | GBP 32.2 million | GBP 36.3 million | GBP 40.2 million | GBP 39.7 million |
| Expenditure - Governance | GBP 1.3 million | GBP 1.2 million | GBP 1.2 million | GBP 957,360 | GBP 1.1 million |
| Expenditure - Investment management | GBP 145,000 | GBP 123,000 | GBP 394,000 | GBP 113,540 | GBP 121,000 |
| Expenditure - Other | GBP 2.4 million | GBP 2.7 million | GBP 2.8 million | GBP 3.5 million | GBP 2.5 million |
Figures are as reported in the filing for each year, in the currency of the filing. Totals are not adjusted for inflation.
Sources
- Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities, THE SAVE THE CHILDREN FUND, charity number 213890, financial history (28 October 2026)