United Kingdom · Humanitarian emergency
START NETWORK
Global humanitarian NGO network
The Start Network works through its member NGOs to create new ways of delivering humanitarian assistance globally. Our aim is to deliver effective aid, harnessing the power and knowledge of the network to make faster and better decisions to help people affected by crises. We are developing more effective ways to work together, and new approaches that will reduce the scale of human suffering.
- Active at least since
- 2014
- Income 2024
- £23.8M
- Public funds 2024
- 76%
Accounts
Income Expenditure
Source: Charity Commission (England & Wales) — official register
Where the money comes from (2024)
Public funds 76% (£18.1M) · Other income 24%
Public funds: grants and contracts from government bodies as declared to the Charity Commission. Other income includes donations, legacies, trading and investments. Many organisations record funds from UN agencies and the European Union as income from charitable activities: in that case the public share is underestimated.
Data table
| Year | Income | Expenditure | Public funds | Staff | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-31 | £23.8M | £23.5M | 76% | 50 | Charity Commission (England & Wales) |
| 2023-12-31 | £21.9M | £16.5M | 14% | 40 | Charity Commission (England & Wales) |
| 2022-12-31 | £6.4M | £7.9M | 13% | 39 | Charity Commission (England & Wales) |
| 2021-12-31 | £5.6M | £3.2M | 6% | 38 | Charity Commission (England & Wales) |
| 2020-12-31 | £3.5M | £2.3M | 0% | 34 | Charity Commission (England & Wales) |
Public funds from donor governments
Payments by donor in the last 5 years
| Donor | 2018 | 2019 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FCDO (United Kingdom) | – | – | – | €14.7M | €10.1M |
| BZ (Netherlands) | – | – | €2.9M | €3.1M | €4M |
| Irish Aid (Ireland) | – | – | – | €3.9M | – |
| Auswärtiges Amt (Germany) | €502,688 | €1.5M | – | – | – |
| Sida (Sweden) | – | – | – | €1.6M | – |
Payments to the organisation reported by the aid agencies of 17 countries (USAID, FCDO, BMZ, Sida and others) in their own IATI data, converted to euros at the year's average rate. They include funds passed on to local partners. Not all donors name the recipient of their payments, so figures may be incomplete; EU funds are in their own section.
Spending on declared projects (IATI)
Only the projects the organisation publishes on IATI: usually a fraction of its total spending (median 14% in our checks).
Countries with projects published on IATI
Bangladesh ↗ 2 · Nepal ↗ 1
Number of activities published on IATI that mention the country, added up over all years. Platforms that raise funds for other organisations publish every small project as a separate activity. Each country opens on d-portal the list of this organisation’s projects in that country.
Projects published on IATI (most recent and largest)
| Project | Country | Period | Spending |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start Ready – DRF III | 2025–2026 ongoing | – | |
| Disaster Risk Financing III (DRF III) – Start Ready Risk Pool | 2025–2028 ongoing | $27.5M | |
| Start Fund Bangladesh | Bangladesh | 2025–2026 ongoing | – |
| Start Fund Nepal | Nepal | 2025–2026 ongoing | – |
| Start Ready - Disaster Risk Financing III Q3-Q4 (2025-2027) | 2025–2027 ongoing | – | |
| Start Network: Strengthening the resilience of local communities to crisis in Bangladesh | Bangladesh | 2025–2025 ongoing | – |
| Humanitarian Hubs and Locally-led Humanitarian Action Programme (SBK HH) 2024-2027 | 2024–2027 ongoing | – | |
| Global Start Fund III (GSF III) – FCDO | 2022–2026 ongoing | – |
Titles are shown as published by the organisation, in their original language. Spending = disbursements and expenditure reported on IATI, in US$.
Official checks
- Public register
- Charity Commission — active registration
- Latest accounts filed
- 2024 (Charity Commission (England & Wales))
- Annual filings
- up to date (Charity Commission (England & Wales))
Facts from public registers and certification bodies, not a judgement on the organisation; the absence of a label is not a negative sign. Methodology
Timeline
- Registered as a charity
- First publication on IATI
Identifiers
EU-TR 024000049346-23 · Charity Commission · Companies House · IATI (d-portal) · Wikidata