The Honeypot Children's Charity

Analysis

The Honeypot Children's Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Honeypot Children's Charity reported income of £2.8m and spending of £2.6m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £2.6m to £2.8m (+5.6%), an average of +1.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, The Honeypot Children's Charity sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. 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 The Caring Family Foundation (£2.8m), Community Foundation for Calderdale (£2.8m) and Coram Voice (Formerly Voice for the Child in Care) (£2.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 91%, trading 6.5% and charitable activities 1.9%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £100k. Charitable activities took 78% of spending and raising funds 22%. Reserves of £633k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 57 people.