CHILDREN OF THE MEKONG

About CHILDREN OF THE MEKONG

CHILDREN OF THE MEKONG is a registered charity in England and Wales (registration number 1116375). Based on official Charity Commission data, it holds a "Platinum" rating with a CharityScore of 85/100 — one of the highest-rated charities in England and Wales for governance and transparency. This places it among the top-rated charities in our database, reflecting strong performance across governance, financial health, and regulatory compliance. In its most recent reporting year (2025), CHILDREN OF THE MEKONG reported a total income of £336,873 and total expenditure of £346,953, a spending ratio of 103% which is broadly in line with its income. According to the Charity Commission register, CHILDREN OF THE MEKONG describes its activities as follows: Children of the Mekong is the UK branch of Enfants du Mekong, a French charity founded in Laos in 1958. Our mission is to educate, train and mentor the poorest children and young people.We run sponsorship programmes, developments projects, education centres and foster houses in six countries of Southeast Asia: Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. Our analysis found no significant governance concerns for CHILDREN OF THE MEKONG. No regulatory actions, filing failures, or financial anomalies were detected in the available public data. This profile is based on data publicly available from the Charity Commission for England and Wales and is updated periodically as new filings are processed. CharityScore UK provides independent, data-driven transparency ratings to help donors give with confidence — we are not affiliated with this charity or any government body.

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Financial History

Latest spending ratio: 103.0% of income spent on charitable work