Save a Child
Analysis
Save a Child is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxfordshire. It was registered in May 1989, 37 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending April 2025, Save a Child reported income of £39k and spending of £34k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £31k to £39k (+26%), an average of +5.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.
Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Save a Child sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Grimley Charity (£39k), Y-Notts (£39k) and Legal Social Mobility Fund (£38k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Save a Child contributes to the maintenance and education of deprived children in India through one-to-one sponsorship at several well established homes in Delhi, Kolkata and rural West Bengal. SaC also sponsors students who have left the home and are pursuing further education. SaC's children come from a variety of backgrounds-all need a second, better chance in life.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Grimley Charity | Email for Correspondence Address | £39k |
| Y-Notts | Nottingham | £39k |
| Legal Social Mobility Fund | Colchester | £38k |
| St Augustine's Frimley PTA | Camberley | £39k |