Hythe Bay Children's Centre

Analysis

Hythe Bay Children's Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hythe. It was registered in November 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 March 2025, Hythe Bay Children's Centre reported income of £846k and spending of £736k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £510k to £846k (+66%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Hythe Bay Children's Centre 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 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe Foundation CIO (£843k), University for the Creative Arts Students' Union (£847k) and Margaret McMillan Limited (£843k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Charitable activities took 67% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £346k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 32 people.