First Days Children's Charity
Analysis
First Days Children's Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wokingham. It was registered in July 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, First Days Children's Charity reported income of £452k and spending of £573k, spending 127% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £444k to £452k (+1.9%), an average of +0.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, First Days Children's Charity sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include People Matter Trust (£452k), Ollingham Limited (£453k) and Croydon Jubilee Church (£452k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The prevention or relief of poverty in the UK by providing goods and services, particularly but not exclusively the provision of equipment, clothing and other goods and services for babies and children, to individuals in need and/or other charities or other organisations working to prevent or relieve poverty.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| People Matter Trust | East Sussex | £452k |
| Ollingham Limited | London | £453k |
| Croydon Jubilee Church | South Croydon | £452k |
| Barrow Citizens Advice Bureau | Barrow in Furness | £453k |