Second Chance - a Charity for Children Who Need Special Help
Analysis
Second Chance - a Charity for Children Who Need Special Help is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hampshire. It was registered in January 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides services.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Second Chance - a Charity for Children Who Need Special Help reported income of £416k and spending of £392k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £512k to £416k (-19%), an average of -5.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 93%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Second Chance - a Charity for Children Who Need Special Help sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Imibala UK Trust (£416k), Rowland Hill Memorial and Benevolent Fund (£418k) and The Fylde Rugby Community Foundation (£415k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
THE OBJECTS OF THE TRUST ARE TO RELIEVE AND EDUCATE YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE IN NEED BECAUSE OF ADVERSE ENVIRONMENTAL, DOMESTIC, SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES BY PROVIDING FACILITIES OR OTHER RESOURCES SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY AND THAT THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Imibala UK Trust | London | £416k |
| Rowland Hill Memorial and Benevolent Fund | London | £418k |
| The Fylde Rugby Community Foundation | Lytham St Annes | £415k |
| BEfriend | London | £419k |