CCS Adoption Ltd

Analysis

CCS Adoption Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in April 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01655971). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, CCS Adoption Ltd reported income of £851k and spending of £1.2m, spending 139% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £1.1m to £851k (-25%), an average of -7.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income dropped by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 116% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, CCS Adoption Ltd sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Edupoor Limited (£850k), Berry Street Foundation (UK) Limited (£851k) and Provision House ( Formerly Known As Loaves N Fishes) Ltd (£849k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 86%, donations and legacies 9.9% and investments 3.6%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £474. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 3.1%. Reserves of £524k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 30 people.