Enlighten the Children

Analysis

Enlighten the Children is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Enlighten the Children reported income of £14k and spending of £13k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2023, income fell from £77k to £14k (-82%), an average of -58% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income dropped by 80%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Enlighten the Children sits at the 32nd percentile: it is larger than about 32% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rotary Club of Morpeth Trust Fund (£14k), Holme Parish Hall (£14k) and Rotary Club of Rushden Benevolent Fund (£14k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity as in double default: it has missed the deadline for its annual return or accounts in two or more successive years.