Sos Children's Villages UK

Analysis

Sos Children's Villages UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in April 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03346676). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Sos Children's Villages UK reported income of £6.8m and spending of £7.8m, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £7.8m to £6.8m (-13%), an average of -3.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 1,223 England and Wales charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Sos Children's Villages UK sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Sons of Divine Providence (£6.2m), International Students House (£7.5m) and Peace Direct (£6.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 94% and investments 5.0%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £816k. Charitable activities took 62% of spending and raising funds 38%. It employed 33 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.