United Kingdom · Social protection (children, gender, disability)
THE RAILWAY CHILDREN
Railway Children
British humanitarian organisation
Railway Children aims to change the situation for street children around the world, by working through local organisations and advocating for change in government policies. Through partners we reach out to children as early as possible and act as an authoritative voice on their behalf to provoke actions and evoke the change they need.
- Active at least since
- 1996
- Income 2025
- £4.5M
- Public funds 2025
- 9%
Accounts
Income Expenditure
Source: Charity Commission (England & Wales) — official register
Where the money comes from (2025)
Public funds 9% (£402,922) · Other income 91%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-31 | £4.5M | £4.3M | 9% | 129 | Charity Commission (England & Wales) |
| 2024-05-31 | £4.5M | £4.4M | – | 119 | Charity Commission (England & Wales) |
| 2023-05-31 | £3.9M | £4.2M | – | 104 | Charity Commission (England & Wales) |
| 2022-05-31 | £4.1M | £4.4M | 2% | 105 | Charity Commission (England & Wales) |
| 2021-05-31 | £4.9M | £4.5M | 20% | 100 | Charity Commission (England & Wales) |
Public funds from donor governments
Payments by donor in the last 5 years
| Donor | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FCDO (United Kingdom) | €72,232 | €343,173 | €81,476 |
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
Kenya ↗ 3 · Tanzania ↗ 3 · India ↗ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advocating for the Implementation of UN General Comment to Change Lives of Tanzanian Street Children | Tanzania | 2018–2021 closed | $414.1M |
| Reintegration back into Families & Communities for Children and Youth living alone and at risk on the streets of Kenya & Tanzania | Kenya, Tanzania | 2016–… closed | $267,585 |
| Improved Education & Livelihoods West Bengal | India | 2015–2019 closed | $82,914 |
| Improved Livelihoods for Kitale Children | Kenya | 2013–… closed | $386,829 |
| Transforming Young Peoples Lives and Rebuilding Families | Kenya | 2013–2017 closed | $710,251 |
| Provision of support, reintegration and referral services for 1,020 children and youth on the Streets of Mwanza, Tanzania | Tanzania | 2013–2016 closed | $1.4M |
Titles are shown as published by the organisation, in their original language. Spending = disbursements and expenditure reported on IATI, in US$.
Countries declared
Official checks
- Public register
- Charity Commission — active registration
- Latest accounts filed
- 2025 (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
Charity Commission · Companies House · IATI (d-portal) · Wikidata