Street Child

Analysis

Street Child is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06749574). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Street Child reported income of £22.3m and spending of £21.9m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £13.0m to £22.3m (+71%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Street Child sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Moorfields Eye Charity (£22.2m), East Anglia's Children's Hospices (£22.4m) and The Health Foundation (£22.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 93% and trading 6.9%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £346k. Charitable activities took 83% of spending and raising funds 16%. Grants to other organisations totalled £16.0m. Reserves of £1.3m would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 90 people.