The Childrens Foundation Limited

Analysis

The Childrens Foundation Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newcastle Upon Tyne. It was registered in August 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02528291). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Childrens Foundation Limited reported income of £563k and spending of £526k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £178k to £563k (+217%), an average of +33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Childrens Foundation Limited sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Let's Connect (Eng) Ltd (£563k), The International Federation of Aromatherapists (£564k) and Claremont Project (Islington) (£563k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 83% and donations and legacies 15%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £12. Charitable activities took 46% of spending and raising funds 2.1%. Reserves of £97k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 7 people.