International Children's Palliative Care Network

Analysis

International Children's Palliative Care Network is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Avon. It was registered in September 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07675172). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending February 2025, International Children's Palliative Care Network reported income of £738k and spending of £450k, leaving 39% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2021 to February 2025, income grew from £103k to £738k (+617%), an average of +64% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2025, when income rose by 169%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, International Children's Palliative Care Network sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Herongate Fitness & Wellbeing (£738k), Self Help Nottingham (£739k) and Seaview Project (£738k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 16% and charitable activities 1.0%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 4.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £179k. Reserves of £82k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 5 people.