Kinship Carers
Analysis
Kinship Carers is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Liverpool. It was registered in February 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05943911). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Kinship Carers reported income of £169k and spending of £149k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £156k to £169k (+8.4%), an average of +2.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Kinship Carers sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Trinity Pre-School Bradley Stoke (£169k), Teynham Community Pre-School (£169k) and Little Friends Pre-School Limited (£169k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Our project supports families raising children when their biological parents can no longer do so due to alcohol and drug misuse, bereavement, imprisonment, mental health issues etc. We support the young person and the kinship carers offering respite, one to one and group work, training courses, coffee mornings, pamper days.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Trinity Pre-School Bradley Stoke | Bristol | £169k |
| Teynham Community Pre-School | Kent | £169k |
| Little Friends Pre-School Limited | Essex | £169k |
| Anglesey Further Education Trust Fund | Llangefni | £169k |