Financial transparency
How much money did our charity fundraise? And how did we spend it to help children to survive and thrive?
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
We are extremely grateful to all our supporters for their continued generosity across all areas of our work despite the challenging times, and we are committed to ensuring our income is used efficiently, effectively, and responsibly by making every pound count.
Our total income in 2024 was £305 million and our total spend was £309 million, an increase of £9 million and £14 million respectively on the previous year.
OUR INCOME
Our 2024 income was £9 million higher than 2023. While our restricted income, donations and grants given for a specific purpose fell slightly to £213 million, our unrestricted income performed strongly, increasing by £11 million to £92 million.
The diagram shows our income broken down by thematic areas.
Find out more about our income here (page 46).
OUR EXPENDITURE
Our total expenditure in 2024 was £309 million, an increase of £14 million on the previous year. Our spend on raising funds has increased in 2024 as we continued to invest in future sustainable growth. We spent £26 million (£23 million in 2023) on the direct costs of running our diverse fundraising channels and activities.
The diagram shows our charitable expenditure broken down by thematic areas.
HOW WE SPEND MONEY ON GLOBAL PROGRAMMES
In 2024, the Save the Children global movement directly supported 41.2m children in 93 countries around the world. Save the Children UK supported the global movement in 41 countries. We provided technical expertise, funding, strategic and governance support, advocacy, programme management and humanitarian response work. We also supported staff, partners and the wider humanitarian sector with capacity-strengthening programmes.
International Aid Transparency
We strive for the highest level of transparency in our reporting so our supporters can hold us to account. Since 2012, we have voluntarily published timely, detailed and comparable information on our programme spend through the International Aid Transparency Initiative, which is accessible to all our donors and supporters.
Page last updated June 2024
