Sean Devereux Children's Fund
Analysis
Sean Devereux Children's Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Yateley. It was registered in August 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Sean Devereux Children's Fund reported income of £51k and spending of £70k, spending 137% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £37k to £51k (+36%), an average of +7.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 354%. Over the whole period it spent 64% of the income it received.
Among 1,223 England and Wales charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Sean Devereux Children's Fund sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Forward Africa Education Trust (£50k), March Evangelical Fellowship (£51k) and The Pakistan Welfare Association-The Pakistan Centre (£50k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The education and relief of poverty of children under the age of 21 in the continent of Africa
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Forward Africa Education Trust | Watford | £50k |
| March Evangelical Fellowship | March | £51k |
| The Pakistan Welfare Association-The Pakistan Centre | London | £50k |
| Heal Project | Hampshire | £52k |