Children of the Tropics (North-East Brazil)

Analysis

Children of the Tropics (North-East Brazil) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Southend-On-Sea. It was registered in August 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending July 2026, Children of the Tropics (North-East Brazil) reported income of £23k and spending of £23k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2022 to July 2026, income grew from £1,126 to £23k (+1930%), an average of +112% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2023, when income rose by 1551%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Children of the Tropics (North-East Brazil) sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Benjamin Weir Trust (£23k), Masoyi Trust (UK) (£23k) and Crown of Thorns (£23k).