The Childwick Trust

Analysis

The Childwick Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in St Albans. It was registered in January 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08224553). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Childwick Trust reported income of £2.3m and spending of £4.1m, spending 173% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £1.9m to £2.3m (+23%), an average of +5.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 203% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Childwick Trust sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gympanzees (£2.3m), Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust General Charitable Fund (£2.4m) and Noah's Ark Children's Hospital Charity (£2.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 100%. Charitable activities took 77% of spending and raising funds 22%. Grants to other organisations totalled £2.9m. Reserves of £1.8m would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 2 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.