Heritage Children

Analysis

Heritage Children is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cardiff. It was registered in October 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides services and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Heritage Children reported income of £12k and spending of £16k, spending 132% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £25k to £12k (-49%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income dropped by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Heritage Children sits at the 31st percentile: it is larger than about 30% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Avon Local Medical Committee Benevolent Fund (£12k), Buckley Boxing Club (£12k) and Goodwill in Action to Prevent Suicide CIO (£12k).