Children in Crisis

Analysis

Children in Crisis is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02815817). It says it provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Children in Crisis reported income of £536k and spending of £762k, spending 142% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £1.6m to £536k (-66%), an average of -24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income dropped by 77%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Children in Crisis sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Faizan-E-Madina Mosque Committee (Trust) (£536k), Me We Foundation (£537k) and Servants Fellowship International (£536k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 81% and charitable activities 19%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £31k. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 1.9%. Grants to other organisations totalled £182k. Reserves of £207k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate.