Sameem Orphan Care

Analysis

Sameem Orphan Care is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newcastle Upon Tyne. It was registered in September 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Sameem Orphan Care reported income of £80k and spending of £88k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £86k to £80k (-6.7%), an average of -1.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Sameem Orphan Care sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Africa Greater Life Mission UK (£80k), The Calm Trust (£80k) and Oasis Community Hub: Lister Park (£80k).