Kids

Analysis

Kids is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Midlands. It was registered in June 1978, 48 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01346252). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Kids reported income of £9.4m and spending of £9.3m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £8.6m to £9.4m (+9.7%), an average of +2.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Kids 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 Aldingbourne Trust (£9.4m), The Mosque and Islamic Centre of Brent (£9.5m) and Remarkable Autism Ltd (£9.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 85%, donations and legacies 11%, investments 1.5% and trading 1.4%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £48k. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 6.6%. Reserves of £3.1m would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 216 people.