Children of Adam Appeal

Analysis

Children of Adam Appeal is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bradford. It was registered in January 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides buildings/facilities/open space and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending November 2025, Children of Adam Appeal reported income of £42k and spending of £98k, spending 237% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from November 2021 to November 2025, income fell from £59k to £42k (-30%), an average of -8.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2024, when income dropped by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 115% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Children of Adam Appeal sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wheathampstead Community Group (£41k), Equipe (£42k) and Jubilee Christian Centre and Ministerial Association Trust (£41k).