The Craig Charity for Children

Analysis

The Craig Charity for Children is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bradford. It was registered in January 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Craig Charity for Children reported income of £22k and spending of £34k, spending 155% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £30k to £22k (-27%), an average of -7.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 142% 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 Craig Charity for Children sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Liden Community Council (£22k), The Friends of Reedings Junior School and Fawbert and Barnard Infants School (£22k) and St Francis Scout Group (£22k).

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.