Kids-In-Action

Analysis

Kids-In-Action is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dunstable. It was registered in February 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, disability and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Kids-In-Action reported income of £443k and spending of £485k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2025, income grew from £29k to £443k (+1421%), an average of +148% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 957%. Over the whole period it spent 128% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Kids-In-Action 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 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The City of Oxford Charity Limited (£443k), Harrow Community Transport (£443k) and Keep Mobile Community Transport CIO (£442k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.