Unique Children's Charity

Analysis

Unique Children's Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Halifax. It was registered in January 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending May 2025, Unique Children's Charity reported income of £530k and spending of £620k, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income grew from £245k to £530k (+116%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2023, when income rose by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Unique Children's Charity sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Huda Academy (£530k), More Education (£531k) and Rochdale AFC Football in the Community Trust (£529k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £187k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate.