Sim International (UK)

Analysis

Sim International (UK) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in September 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00611250). It says it makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Sim International (UK) reported income of £4.6m and spending of £4.6m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £4.2m to £4.6m (+8.9%), an average of +2.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Sim International (UK) sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pioneering Care Partnership (£4.6m), Bikur Cholim Limited (£4.6m) and Community Foundation for Staffordshire and Shropshire (£4.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 98% and investments 1.9%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £61k. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.6%. Reserves of £2.5m would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 22 people.