GRAND PLANS FOR CHILDREN WORLDWIDE

This colossus of the international-aid sector ran a dizzying array of projects in 2007/08, working in over 120 countries and helping nearly 6 million children. Highlights included its campaign to provide education to 200,000 children affected by conflict, and the launch of its ten-year plan, Change for Children. The annual report is informative, and an improvement on last year's effort, but we'd still like to know more about the targets the charity set itself during the year.

Read the charity's reply

QUALITY OF REPORTING What is this?	68 %
How much info does the charity want to share? This score, taken from our search for 43 key points in the annual report, gives the answer. Top mark is 100%. Anything over 70% is a good effort.
SIZE OF CHARITY... What is this?	Super size
We only profile the largest charities in England & Wales, and our sizes are relative to the largest and smallest among them. So where we describe a charity as 'Small', it is still much larger than the national average.
HIGHEST SALARY What is this?	£100k to £149k
Taken from the vague bandings given in annual reports; note that 'Under £60k' could be £9k or £59k. Nonetheless the number of bars should roughly correlate with the 'Size of charity' bars.
ETHICAL INVESTMENT POLICY What is this?	Unknown
We asked the charity if it has an ethical investment policy. If yes, it gets an angel. Those with no policy but which don't invest in tobacco/arms get a halo. Those without investments, or who didn't respond, appear neutral. Those with stakes in arms/tobacco get a fallen angel.

But don't just take our word for it...

• Save the Children UK's website
• The Big Give project information
• GuideStar financial overview
• Charity Commission entry and link to Save the Children UK's annual report

Save the Children fights for children in the UK and around the world who suffer from poverty, disease, injustice and violence. We work with them to find lifelong answers to the problems they face.
We are achieving real and lasting change for children by focusing on: health, education, hunger and protection. We work for a world that respects and values each child, listens to children and learns, and where all children have hope and opportunity.