The Police Children's Charity

Analysis

The Police Children's Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Harrogate. It was registered in May 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07822521). It says it makes grants to individuals.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Police Children's Charity reported income of £1.3m and spending of £1.1m, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.2m to £1.3m (+4.9%), an average of +1.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, The Police Children's Charity sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% 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 Citizens Advice Bureaux (Salford) (£1.3m), Sv2 - Supporting Victims of Sexual Violence Ltd (£1.3m) and Kinetic Youth (£1.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 60% and donations and legacies 40%. Charitable activities took 92% of spending and raising funds 7.4%. Reserves of £9.6m would cover about 104 months of spending at that rate.