Children's Links
Analysis
Children's Links is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lincolnshire. It was registered in August 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03484661). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Children's Links reported income of £3.5m and spending of £3.3m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.5m to £3.5m (+136%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 110%. Over the whole period it spent 98% 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's Links 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 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include As-Suffa Trust (£3.5m), The End Fund (£3.5m) and Changes Health & Wellbeing (£3.5m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96%, trading 1.8% and donations and legacies 1.7%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £317k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 163 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 1.7%
- Charitable activities 96%
- Trading 1.8%
- Investments 0.3%
In the charity's own words
As an innovative and growing organisation, focused on customers and stakeholders, we have grown a wide range of services in response to needs and identified gaps. Our services include those that support babies, children, young people, their parents and carers, the communities they live in, employers, and other children and young people organisations.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| As-Suffa Trust | Birmingham | £3.5m |
| The End Fund | London | £3.5m |
| Changes Health & Wellbeing | Stoke-On-Trent | £3.5m |
| Gaddum Centre | Manchester | £3.5m |