The Faraway Childrens Charity

Analysis

The Faraway Childrens Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicestershire. It was registered in July 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Faraway Childrens Charity reported income of £22k and spending of £23k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £26k to £22k (-13%), an average of -3.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Faraway Childrens Charity sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Prostate Cancer Support Association (Central England) (£22k), Steps Rehabilitation Foundation (£22k) and Batley and District Mencap (£22k).

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.