Roald Dahl's Marvellous Children's Charity

Analysis

Roald Dahl's Marvellous Children's Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Buckinghamshire. It was registered in August 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides other finance and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Roald Dahl's Marvellous Children's Charity reported income of £1.3m and spending of £1.9m, spending 143% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £1.4m to £1.3m (-8.5%), an average of -2.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 569%. Over the whole period it spent 46% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Roald Dahl's Marvellous Children's Charity sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Park Community Centre Limited (£1.3m), New Life Christian Centre (Croydon) (£1.3m) and Care and Relief for the Young (£1.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 76% and investments 24%. Charitable activities took 65% of spending and raising funds 22%. Reserves of £226k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 15 people.