Kids in Need

Analysis

Kids in Need is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dunmow. It was registered in September 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Kids in Need reported income of £16k and spending of £6,776, leaving 58% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £7,885 to £16k (+103%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 299%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Kids in Need sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bhattai Trust (UK) (£16k), Firwood and District Residents Association (£16k) and Addiscombe & Shirley Rotary (£16k).