Let the Children Live!

Analysis

Let the Children Live! is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in South Yorkshire. It was registered in November 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07140869). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Let the Children Live! reported income of £880k and spending of £786k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £677k to £880k (+30%), an average of +6.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Let the Children Live! sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Vision Action (£880k), Park Wrekin College School of Gymnastics and Dance Limited (£881k) and Ovacome (£878k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 98% and trading 1.7%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £28k. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 4.5%. Grants to other organisations totalled £552k. Reserves of £300k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 4 people.