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Kinship Carers UK

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1163906WorcesterEducation and training
Income£50k2025-04-06
Spending£26ksame year
Spent / received77%5-year average
Size in its cause66th pctEducation and training
Registered2015CIO
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Kinship Carers UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Worcester. It was registered in October 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Kinship Carers UK reported income of £50k and spending of £26k, leaving 48% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £34k to £50k (+48%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 515%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Kinship Carers UK sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Research and Development Forum (£50k), Cylch Meithrin Llangynnwr (£50k) and The Challenger Trust (£50k).

Income and spending

£0£13k£25k£38k£50k2021 Income: £33,8922021 Spending: £13,84920212022 Income: £19,7872022 Spending: £25,58620222023 Income: £37,0362023 Spending: £25,53920232024 Income: £8,1272024 Spending: £23,79220242025 Income: £50,0022025 Spending: £26,0192025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Other 100%

In the charity's own words

Kinship Carers UK champions the vital role of Kinship Carers when they take on the challenging role of permanently parenting someone else's child. Support groups offering advice, emotional support and encouragementBespoke Kinship care training to carers and professionals.Advocacy service and peer support programme for Kinship Carers.Kinship youth club for children and young people aged 6-16

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Research and Development ForumTyne And Wear£50k
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The Challenger TrustWarwickshire£50k
Transform Schools UKBrighton£50k