Children Ahead Ltd

Analysis

Children Ahead Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07303421). It says it provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Children Ahead Ltd reported income of £1.5m and spending of £1.4m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £986k to £1.5m (+47%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Children Ahead Ltd sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 94% 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 Savoy Educational Trust (£1.4m), The Food and Drink Training and Education Council Limited (£1.5m) and English Speaking Board (International) Limited (£1.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 70% and donations and legacies 30%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 1.7%. Reserves of £204k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 30 people.