Our Kids

Analysis

Our Kids is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in April 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05302575). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2024, Our Kids reported income of £19.3m and spending of £18.8m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2024, income grew from £14.8m to £19.3m (+31%), an average of +9.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Our Kids sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Seckford Foundation (£18.5m), Lha London Ltd (£19.8m) and BHT Sussex (£18.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 100%. Charitable activities took 1.9% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £61k. Reserves of £5.2m would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate.

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue.