For Children & Young People

Analysis

For Children & Young People is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ipswich. It was registered in December 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03954918). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending August 2025, For Children & Young People reported income of £1.5m and spending of £770k, leaving 47% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £567k to £1.5m (+158%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 92%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, For Children & Young People sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tapestry Care UK (£1.5m), Yorkshire Mesmac (£1.5m) and Bigmoose (£1.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 61%, charitable activities 37% and investments 1.6%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 0.1%. Reserves of £219k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 34 people.