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Tarka Child Contact Centre

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1141086BidefordChildren and youth development
Income£18k2025-03-31
Spending£21ksame year
Spent / received83%5-year average
Size in its cause59th pctChildren and youth development
Registered2011Other
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Tarka Child Contact Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bideford. It was registered in April 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover other charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Tarka Child Contact Centre reported income of £18k and spending of £21k, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £23k to £18k (-23%), an average of -6.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 74%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Tarka Child Contact Centre sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 42nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Great Milton School (£18k), Rudham and District Village Hall Fund (£18k) and Friends of Hope and Edale Schools (FOHES) (£18k).

Income and spending

£0£6,819£14k£20k£27k2021 Income: £23,4162021 Spending: £14,78520212022 Income: £21,7962022 Spending: £17,39820222023 Income: £15,6352023 Spending: £17,83620232024 Income: £27,2742024 Spending: £17,13120242025 Income: £17,9782025 Spending: £21,3692025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Other 100%

In the charity's own words

To provide a supported, safe, neutral and friendly place for children to spend time with thier absent parent, and sometimes other family members, when there is no other viable option.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Friends of Great Milton SchoolOxford£18k
Rudham and District Village Hall FundKing's Lynn£18k
Friends of Hope and Edale Schools (FOHES)Derbyshire£18k
Cheltenham Lions Club (CIO)Gloucestershire£18k