The Children's Trust

Analysis

The Children's Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Tadworth. It was registered in October 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01757875). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Children's Trust reported income of £36.0m and spending of £34.5m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £28.5m to £36.0m (+26%), an average of +6.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Children's Trust sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cornwall Care Limited (£34.6m), The Hospital Saturday Fund (£36.9m) and Sheffield City Trust (£34.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 81%, donations and legacies 9.6% and trading 7.4%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £519k. Charitable activities took 87% of spending and raising funds 11%. Reserves of £2.5m would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 502 people.