Starling

Analysis

Starling is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in March 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover other charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Starling reported income of £200k and spending of £238k, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £104k to £200k (+92%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Starling sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Whitchurch Out of School Association (£199k), The Robert Harlow Charitable Trust (£200k) and Lions Clubs International District 105ce Foundation (£199k).