St David's Children Society

Analysis

St David's Children Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cardiff. It was registered in March 1981, 45 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01546688). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, St David's Children Society reported income of £1.6m and spending of £1.6m, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £2.0m to £1.6m (-23%), an average of -6.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, St David's Children Society 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 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Jones 1986 Charitable Trust (£1.6m), Safe! Support for Young People Affected by Crime (£1.6m) and One Community Foundation Limited (£1.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97% and donations and legacies 2.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £500. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £553k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 10 people.

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.