Stephen's Children

Analysis

Stephen's Children is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Horsham. It was registered in June 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Stephen's Children reported income of £52k and spending of £49k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £106k to £52k (-51%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Stephen's Children sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Redeemed Evangelical Mission (£52k), Women Without Roofs - Nepal (£52k) and The Agatha Christie Trust for Children (£52k).