Side by Side (Children) Limited

Analysis

Side by Side (Children) Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06962081). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending April 2026, Side by Side (Children) Limited reported income of £5.0m and spending of £5.1m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income grew from £2.5m to £5.0m (+97%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Side by Side (Children) Limited sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gardeners' Royal Benevolent Society (£5.0m), Abilitynet (£5.0m) and Caring for Life (£4.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 90% and donations and legacies 9.9%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £20k. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 1.0%. It employed 235 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.