The Global Fund for Children UK Trust

Analysis

The Global Fund for Children UK Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06031876). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The Global Fund for Children UK Trust reported income of £2.6m and spending of £8.4m, spending 321% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income fell from £3.8m to £2.6m (-32%), an average of -9.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 963%. Over the whole period it spent 69% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Global Fund for Children UK Trust sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bs3 Community Development (£2.6m), The Ethnic Inclusion Foundation (£2.6m) and Manor and Castle Development Trust Limited (£2.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 92% and charitable activities 1.4%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 1.8%. Grants to other organisations totalled £5.5m. Reserves of £523k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 20 people.