Children Heard and Seen

Analysis

Children Heard and Seen is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxford. It was registered in July 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Children Heard and Seen reported income of £579k and spending of £627k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £199k to £579k (+192%), an average of +31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 87%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Children Heard and Seen sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Leicestershire County Scout Council (£575k), Home-Start Richmond, Kingston & Hounslow (£589k) and Union Grove Community Nursery Lambeth (£572k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 99%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 2.3%. Reserves of £44k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 21 people.