Common Sense Media

Analysis

Common Sense Media is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 12115998). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Common Sense Media reported income of £226k and spending of £186k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £54k to £226k (+315%), an average of +43% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2024, when income rose by 353%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Common Sense Media sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Women's Register (£225k), The Orchard Community Pre-School (£226k) and Hollies Road Playgroup (£225k).