Dame Vera Lynn Children's Charity

Analysis

Dame Vera Lynn Children's Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in East Sussex. It was registered in December 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04230409). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Dame Vera Lynn Children's Charity reported income of £673k and spending of £653k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £441k to £673k (+53%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Dame Vera Lynn Children's Charity sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Emmie Dixon Home Limited (£672k), The Phoenix Project (Iow) (£674k) and Hounds for Heroes (£671k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 45%, donations and legacies 39%, trading 14% and investments 1.5%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £32k. Charitable activities took 75% of spending and raising funds 24%. Reserves of £505k would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 11 people.