Get Kids Going

Analysis

Get Kids Going is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability and amateur sport, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03391908). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Get Kids Going reported income of £1.8m and spending of £1.0m, leaving 45% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £424k to £1.8m (+333%), an average of +44% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 108%. Over the whole period it spent 69% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Get Kids Going sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Special Olympics Great Britain (£1.8m), Sant Nirankari Mandal UK (£1.8m) and Eagles Community Foundation (£1.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 77% and investments 23%. Charitable activities took 26% of spending and raising funds 72%. Grants to other organisations totalled £184k. Reserves of £15.9m would cover about 186 months of spending at that rate. It employed 4 people.