Safe Places for Children UK

Analysis

Safe Places for Children UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Congleton. It was registered in April 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 10152838). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Safe Places for Children UK reported income of £2.3m and spending of £2.5m, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.8m to £2.3m (+31%), an average of +7.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 99%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Safe Places for Children UK sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Safe Places for Children Secretariat (£2.3m), Noah's Ark Children's Hospital Charity (£2.3m) and North Staffs Mind (£2.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £79k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 51 people.