Parents in Need
Analysis
Parents in Need is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides other finance.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Parents in Need reported income of £79k and spending of £98k, spending 125% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £20k to £79k (+301%), an average of +42% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 328%. Over the whole period it spent 122% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Parents in Need sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pennine Lancashire Community Farm (£79k), Rotary Club of Colchester Trust Fund (£79k) and North Oxford Association (£79k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The aim of the charity is to finance specialist reports to enable children with special educational needs to access anappropriate education. Independent reports provide the parent with the necessary evidence required by the localauthority before a placement is agreed. We listen to parents of children with Special Needs and provide a service tothose who do not have the means to pay for this.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Pennine Lancashire Community Farm | Lancashire | £79k |
| Rotary Club of Colchester Trust Fund | Colchester | £79k |
| North Oxford Association | Oxford | £79k |
| The Redeemed Christian Church of God, the Soughtout Assembly, Wolverhampton | Wolverhampton | £79k |