Children on the Edge

Analysis

Children on the Edge is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Sussex. It was registered in January 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, 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 04996130). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending February 2026, Children on the Edge reported income of £1.7m and spending of £1.7m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2022 to February 2026, income fell from £1.8m to £1.7m (-9.3%), an average of -2.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2023, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 106% 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 on the Edge sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% 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 Terapia (£1.7m), House of Praise Trust (£1.7m) and Kensington Dragons Football Club Limited (£1.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 53%, charitable activities 46% and investments 1.4%. Charitable activities took 83% of spending and raising funds 16%. Grants to other organisations totalled £350k. Reserves of £360k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 14 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.