Mamas and Papas Children Association

Analysis

Mamas and Papas Children Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending May 2025, Mamas and Papas Children Association reported income of £134k and spending of £138k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income fell from £228k to £134k (-41%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2022, when income dropped by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Mamas and Papas Children Association sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Solution House Project (£134k), Gur Trust (£134k) and Acts West Wales (£134k).

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.