Care for Children

Analysis

Care for Children is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Norwich. It was registered in October 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 05538700). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Care for Children reported income of £1.8m and spending of £1.9m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.5m to £1.8m (+26%), an average of +5.9% a year. 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, Care for Children sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% 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 European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (£1.8m), The London Playing Fields Society (£1.8m) and Refuge4pets (£1.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 85% of spending and raising funds 12%. Reserves of £474k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 29 people.