Save a Child's Heart
Analysis
Save a Child's Heart is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hertfordshire. It was registered in October 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Save a Child's Heart reported income of £47k and spending of £39k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £494k to £47k (-91%), an average of -44% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 59%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Save a Child's Heart sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lactation Consultants of Great Britain (£47k), Corfe Mullen Youth Trust (£47k) and Al-Mustafa Charitable Trust (£47k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To provide funds for medical care and treatment for children from developing countries. To provide funds for the training of medical personnel from developing countries for the benefit of such children.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Lactation Consultants of Great Britain | Hull | £47k |
| Corfe Mullen Youth Trust | Wimborne | £47k |
| Al-Mustafa Charitable Trust | Chigwell | £47k |
| Justus | Bedford | £47k |