Children of Adam

Analysis

Children of Adam is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Peterborough. It was registered in August 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Children of Adam reported income of £2.4m and spending of £2.2m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £1.3m to £2.4m (+78%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Children of Adam 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 Aid 4 Ummah (£2.4m), Medical Detection Dogs (£2.4m) and Charity for Roman Catholic Purposes Administered in Connection with the Congregation of the Franciscan Missionary Sisters (Littlehampton) (£2.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 79% of spending and raising funds 5.1%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.7m. Reserves of £537k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 9 people.