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Profile
- Company number
- 00178159
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 1921-12-01
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-12-31
- Account category
- GROUP
- Primary SIC
- 88990
- Hubs
- UK Healthcare
Accounts
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Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated (group)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The trustees have prepared the financial statements on the going concern basis as they do not intend to liquidate the group or the charitable company or to cease their operations, and as they have concluded that the group and the Charitable Company’s financial position means that this is realistic.”
Subsidiaries
- Save the Children (Sales) Limited · 100% held · UK · Retail activities and commercial promotions
- Medical Emergency Relief International (Merlin) · 100% held · UK · International response charity
- Humanitarian Leadership Academy (HLA) · 100% held · UK · Global learning initiative to enable preparedness and response to crises
- Humanitarian Leadership Academy (Enterprises) Limited · 100% held · UK · Global learning initiative to enable preparedness and response to crises
- Humanitarian Leadership Academy (Enterprises) Ltd 2 · 100% held · UK · Enhancing learning and research for humanitarian action
- Eliha · UK
Significant events
- “2024 was a turbulent year. In many places around the world, including Sudan, the occupied Palestinian territory, Israel and the Democratic Republic of Congo and Ukraine, children were subjected to the horrific reality of war, disease and denial of their rights.”
- “41.2 million children reached through our movement's health, nutrition and education programmes in 2024.”
- “100,000 supporters called for a ceasefire in response to our campaigning for children in the occupied Palestinian territory.”
- “£31 million raised for our emergency response work from our supporters and through our partnership with the Disasters Emergency Committee.”
- “3,351 volunteers gave their time, energy and skills to support our cause.”
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People
10 active · 90 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCDONALD, Victoria Mary Diana | Secretary | 2026-02-04 | — | — |
| ALLEN, Jason Daniel Graeme | Director | 2024-01-31 | Jun 1986 | British |
| BARTON, Tamsyn Sherlle, Dr | Director | 2025-07-01 | May 1962 | British |
| CHAWATAMA-KWAMBANA, Tsitsi Dadirai, Dr | Director | 2021-01-25 | Mar 1978 | British |
| DORAN, Catherine Ann | Director | 2022-12-01 | Mar 1957 | Irish |
| FALLOWFIELD, Timothy | Director | 2023-02-23 | Dec 1963 | British |
| KING, Laura Catherine | Director | 2024-01-31 | Jun 1984 | British |
| MCMINNIES, Stuart Russell | Director | 2025-03-06 | Mar 1968 | British |
| ODEDRA, Kajal | Director | 2019-07-16 | Aug 1984 | British |
| WINTER, Richard Thomas George | Director | 2020-01-13 | Feb 1963 | British |
Show 90 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AARONSON, Michael John | Secretary | 1995-05-01 | 2002-07-25 |
| BANKS, Peter Hitchen | Secretary | 2012-02-17 | 2012-06-25 |
| BRACEWELL, Bonike | Secretary | 2023-03-27 | 2026-02-03 |
| BUDD, Gillian Susan | Secretary | 2008-06-12 | 2009-09-18 |
| EDWARDS, Abra Elizabeth | Secretary | 2022-10-04 | 2023-03-27 |
| EDWARDS, Abra Elizabeth | Secretary | 2019-07-30 | 2019-10-08 |
| HARLOCK, Peter Francis Travers | Secretary | 2002-07-25 | 2006-07-20 |
| HINTON, Nicholas John | Secretary | — | 1995-04-30 |
| KAVANAGH, Nicholas | Secretary | 2006-07-20 | 2007-05-24 |
| PATEL, Habibunnisha | Secretary | 2019-10-08 | 2022-09-09 |
| SALTER, Polly | Secretary | 2009-09-18 | 2012-02-17 |
| SALTER, Polly | Secretary | 2007-05-24 | 2008-06-12 |
| WILLIS, Andrew Charles | Secretary | 2012-06-26 | 2019-08-01 |
| ACHESON, Ernest Donald, Sir | Director | 1991-09-26 | 1993-09-23 |
| ANDERSON, Adele Helen | Director | 2012-12-11 | 2017-12-08 |
| BAKER, Mark Alexander Wyndham | Director | 1998-03-26 | 2004-07-15 |
| BAMFORD, Terence Donald | Director | 1995-10-26 | 2003-07-22 |
| BARKER, Sally Jeniffer Holden | Director | — | 1996-10-01 |
| BARTON, John Bernard | Director | 1992-10-22 | 1997-09-25 |
| BECHT, Lambertus Johannes Hermanus | Director | 2013-09-16 | 2014-07-03 |
| BENNETT-JONES, Peter | Director | 2015-02-25 | 2019-01-07 |
| BETT, Michael, Sir | Director | 1992-10-22 | 1998-09-24 |
| BOARDMAN, Nigel Patrick Gray | Director | 2009-03-13 | 2011-06-16 |
| BOYD, Simon Donald Rupert Neville, The Viscount Boyd Of Merton | Director | — | 1992-03-31 |
| BRYER, David Ronald William, Dr | Director | 2002-05-16 | 2009-12-01 |
| BUTLER, James, Sir | Director | 1993-09-23 | 2000-09-28 |
| BUTTERFIELD, John Michael | Director | — | 1993-09-23 |
| CAMERON, Cecil Newella Therese, Lady | Director | 1991-09-26 | 2001-10-22 |
| CARNEY, Diana Lisa | Director | 2014-06-27 | 2018-12-31 |
| CHAHAL, Kirtbir Kaur | Director | 2024-01-31 | 2025-10-15 |
| CHANDLER, Lucy Bertha, Lady | Director | — | 1996-09-17 |
| CLARKE, Barry Keith | Director | 1993-09-23 | 2003-05-23 |
| CLARKE, Barry Keith | Director | — | 1992-12-01 |
| CLAYTON, Cynthia Ann | Director | — | 1991-09-26 |
| COOPER HOHN, Jamie Anne | Director | 2014-02-28 | 2019-02-26 |
| D'SOUZA, Frances Clare, Rthon Baroness | Director | 1995-10-26 | 2002-09-23 |
| DAVIES, Gareth Thomas | Director | 2014-11-18 | 2019-05-31 |
| DAVIS, Jahnine Makeda | Director | 2020-10-28 | 2022-08-02 |
| DHOLAKIA, Navnit, Lord | Director | — | 2000-09-28 |
| DUFFIELD, Arabella Elizabeth | Director | 2017-02-17 | 2025-02-16 |
| DUNCAN, Alexander | Director | 2005-05-19 | 2013-04-17 |
| EISENSTADT, Naomi Helen | Director | 2012-06-25 | 2020-06-24 |
| ESIRI, Mark Leslie Vivian | Director | 2009-07-14 | 2017-07-13 |
| FAHY, Anne Kathleen | Director | 2016-10-14 | 2024-10-16 |
| GEBREYES, Tsega | Director | 2008-07-31 | 2011-10-24 |
| GIBBINS, Michael Edward Stanley | Director | 1996-10-04 | 1997-09-19 |
| GLADSTONE, Jessica Catherine | Director | 2020-05-11 | 2025-12-10 |
| GOLANT, Farah Ramzan | Director | 2015-02-25 | 2017-02-25 |
| GOURLAY, Josephine Mary | Director | 1995-11-23 | 1997-11-10 |
| GUMBONZVANDA, Nyaradzayi | Director | 2010-06-21 | 2014-06-28 |
| GUY, Alison | Director | 1994-04-27 | 1994-05-26 |
| HARDMAN, Victoria Frances | Director | 1998-09-24 | 2005-07-21 |
| HARROD, Dominick | Director | — | 1996-09-17 |
| HAYMAN, Peter Ivor | Director | — | 1993-09-23 |
| HINGLEY, Robert Charles Anthony | Director | 2007-11-16 | 2015-12-09 |
| HIPPISLEY, Caroline Ann | Director | 1997-11-11 | 2000-11-10 |
| HOOD, Diana, Viscountess | Director | — | 1992-10-22 |
| HUDSON, Norman Barrie | Director | 1998-11-26 | 2005-07-21 |
| INGRAM, Tamara | Director | 2009-12-01 | 2018-11-30 |
| JAGELMAN, Susan | Director | 2001-10-22 | 2006-05-19 |
| JAMES, Sebastian Richard Edward Cuthbert | Director | 2014-02-28 | 2019-07-09 |
| KATZ, Jonathan | Director | 1997-09-25 | 2003-07-22 |
| KEARNEY, Joy | Director | 2000-05-09 | 2003-09-02 |
| KHAN, Razia | Director | 2019-07-16 | 2025-07-07 |
| KUENSSBERG, Sally Carolyn Glen | Director | 2003-11-06 | 2011-12-08 |
| LAMROCK, Robert James | Director | 1997-04-23 | 2000-05-09 |
| LONG, Jane Caroline | Director | 2024-01-31 | 2025-08-31 |
| LOVERING, John David | Director | 1996-02-22 | 1997-01-29 |
| MACANDREW, Nicholas Rupert | Director | 2003-02-06 | 2008-03-14 |
| MAHMOOD, Jemilah, Dr | Director | 2008-07-31 | 2009-12-01 |
| MARRIS, Judith Ann | Director | 1998-10-10 | 2003-07-22 |
| MCBAIN, Fiona Catherine | Director | 2012-09-20 | 2019-01-07 |
| MCCORMICK, Sophia Jane Aubrey, Dr | Director | 2012-03-27 | 2020-03-26 |
| MCFARLAND, Gordon Adrian | Director | 2022-01-24 | 2023-06-23 |
| MEARS, Wyn | Director | 2003-07-22 | 2008-09-04 |
| MELROSE, Dianna Patricia | Director | 2017-06-23 | 2025-07-10 |
| MIDHA, Olive Marion | Director | 1995-10-21 | 1998-10-10 |
| MITCHELMORE, Barbara Joan | Director | 2000-11-10 | 2003-11-07 |
| MOFFAT, Simon Alexander | Director | 1997-09-23 | 2000-09-28 |
| MOLEDINA, Shaukat | Director | 2002-07-25 | 2010-09-16 |
| MYERS, Geoffrey | Director | 1993-09-23 | 1999-09-30 |
| NATUSCH, Gillian Ann | Director | — | 1992-11-12 |
| NEUBERGER, Julia Babette Sarah, Rabbi | Director | 1994-09-29 | 1996-10-31 |
| NEWHOUSE, Anthony Edward | Director | — | 1992-10-06 |
| PARKER, Alan, Sir | Director | 2007-11-16 | 2017-11-15 |
| PEPPIATT, Brian Kenneth | Director | — | 1999-09-30 |
| PHILIPPS, Ingrid Getilda | Director | 1992-10-06 | 1995-09-28 |
| RANDERY, Tanuja | Director | 2019-07-08 | 2021-09-30 |
| REID, Judith Christina | Director | 1992-11-12 | 1995-10-27 |
| RICHARDS, Hazel, Lady | Director | — | 1991-09-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
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Filing timeline
Last 20 of 420 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2026-02-04 | AP03 | officers | appoint person secretary company with name date |
| 2026-02-04 | TM02 | officers | termination secretary company with name termination date |
| 2025-12-16 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-10-21 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-10-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-09-15 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-07-16 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-07-16 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-07-04 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-06-23 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type group |
| 2025-03-10 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-02-27 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-10-22 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-09-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-09-02 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type group |
| 2024-02-08 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2024-02-08 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2024-02-08 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2024-02-08 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
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