How Save the Children uses your donation

• 85p in every £1 goes directly to helping children
• We can claim an additional 25p in Gift Aid for every £1 you donate at no cost to you- making your donation worth £1.25
• In 2025, we worked with more than 478 organisations, families and children across the UK on ending child poverty, and helped persuade the government to scrap the two-child limit, a change expected to lift 450,000 children out of poverty
• We've been working for children for over 100 years, delivering lasting change in every major humanitarian crisis since World War I 

What your money achieves

Every donation - whether a one-off gift or regular monthly contribution - funds our work across six key areas:

• Emergency response: When crisis strikes, we're there within 72 hours. In 2025, we spent £50 million responding to conflicts in Gaza, Sudan and Ukraine, and natural disasters including an earthquake in Myanmar. This included providing clean water, food, shelter, medical care and child-friendly spaces where children can feel safe.
• Education: We spent £80 million ensuring children can learn, even in the toughest circumstances. In Myanmar, we reached over 43,000 students in conflict-affected areas in 2024. In the Democratic Republic of Congo, we helped 60,000 children who were out of school - including teenage mothers and children with disabilities - access education.
• Health: £40 million went towards giving children a healthy start in life. We launched vaccination programmes in Ethiopia and Nigeria, and vaccinated over 92,000 children in Nigeria and 57,000 in Ethiopia. In Kenya, our community health workers screened and treated 1,300 malnourished children in 2024.
• Protection: We invested £17 million protecting children from violence and abuse. In Somalia, we established safe houses and trained 517 health workers to support survivors of sexual and gender-based violence. In Sierra Leone, our advocacy helped pass a new law prohibiting child marriage.
• Nutrition: £14 million funded programmes tackling child malnutrition. In Malawi, we provided cash grants and nutrition support to 42,000 households, helping families afford nutritious food during economic shocks.
• Livelihoods: We spent £20 million strengthening families' ability to support themselves. This includes helping communities adapt to climate change and building resilience against future crises. 

How fundraising costs create future impact

In 2025, we spent £39 million on raising funds, slightly less than in 2024. That includes £24 million on our fundraising, £9 million on running our shops and £6 million of support costs. This might seem high, but here's why it matters: every pound we spend on fundraising brings in future income that funds our programmes for years to come.

We invest in building lasting relationships with supporters through regular giving schemes, legacy gifts and corporate partnerships. We also invested in upgrading our digital systems this year, making it easier and more secure for you to donate.

The result? We raised £62 million from individuals, communities and legacies in 2025 - including £19 million from people who remembered children in their wills. These unrestricted funds give us the flexibility to respond quickly to emergencies and fund work that institutional donors won't support.