Wise Children Limited

Analysis

Wise Children Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lower Approach Road. It was registered in May 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 10547581). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Wise Children Limited reported income of £2.0m and spending of £1.9m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £2.0m to £2.0m (-3.6%), an average of -0.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 66%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Wise Children Limited sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% 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 Hampstead Garden Suburb Trust Limited (£1.9m), The Yard Theatre Limited (£2.0m) and Dance North (£1.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 63% and donations and legacies 37%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 2.4%. Reserves of £452k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 12 people.