Parents 1st UK

Analysis

Parents 1st UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in November 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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, Parents 1st UK reported income of £800k and spending of £714k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £305k to £800k (+163%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 285%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Parents 1st UK 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 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Pelican Centre Ltd (£800k), Sebastian's Action Trust (£800k) and The Abrahamic Foundation (£799k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98% and investments 1.7%. Charitable activities took 85% of spending and raising funds 15%. Reserves of £390k would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 25 people.