Child Action Northwest

Analysis

Child Action Northwest is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lancashire. It was registered in October 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00820660). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Child Action Northwest reported income of £8.0m and spending of £7.3m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £5.1m to £8.0m (+59%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Child Action Northwest sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Susanna Initiative (£7.9m), Avocet Trust (£8.0m) and Canterbury Oast Trust (£7.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 94%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 1.3%. Reserves of £5.1m would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 97 people.