Just4Children
Analysis
Just4Children is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Norwich. It was registered in November 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09758847). It says it makes grants to individuals.
In the financial year ending September 2025, Just4Children reported income of £2.1m and spending of £2.1m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £2.6m to £2.1m (-19%), an average of -5.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income dropped by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Just4Children sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Costa Foundation (£2.1m), The Tavistock Institute of Human Relations (£2.1m) and Help to Create Hope Trust (£2.1m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 93% and investments 4.1%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.3%. Reserves of £562k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 2 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 93%
- Trading 0.3%
- Investments 4.1%
- Other 2.7%
In the charity's own words
Just4Children is passionate about the relief of sickness and preservation of health of children in the UK and Ireland by providing and assisting in the provision of grants to enable them to obtain medical treatment, therapies, living environments, equipment and holidays which would not otherwise be available to them.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Costa Foundation | Buckinghamshire | £2.1m |
| The Tavistock Institute of Human Relations | London | £2.1m |
| Help to Create Hope Trust | Bedfordshire | £2.1m |
| Advonet | Leeds | £2.1m |