Gosden Children First

Analysis

Gosden Children First is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Guildford. It was registered in November 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Gosden Children First reported income of £11k and spending of £8,416, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £404 to £11k (+2540%), an average of +127% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2023, when income rose by 2207%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Gosden Children First sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Headucate (£11k), Hillmead PTFA (£11k) and Hatherleigh School PTFA (£11k).