Arms Around the Child(Uk)

Analysis

Arms Around the Child(Uk) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Portsmouth. It was registered in March 2008, 18 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 organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Arms Around the Child(Uk) reported income of £355k and spending of £306k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £151k to £355k (+135%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 66%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Arms Around the Child(Uk) sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dorset Youth Association (£355k), Angels International (£355k) and SSP Foundation (£355k).