Buttercup Children's Trust

Analysis

Buttercup Children's Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bradford. It was registered in February 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06666946). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Buttercup Children's Trust reported income of £53k and spending of £23k, leaving 56% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £9,218 to £53k (+470%), an average of +54% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 567%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Buttercup Children's Trust 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 61st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 1st Plympton Scout Group (£52k), The Turley Charitable Trust (£53k) and Amplify Impact Foundation (£52k).