Dame Anna Child’s Charity

Analysis

Dame Anna Child’s Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Shropshire. It was registered in December 1982, 44 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Dame Anna Child’s Charity reported income of £44k and spending of £21k, leaving 53% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £32k to £44k (+37%), an average of +8.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 55% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Dame Anna Child’s Charity sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lady Boswell's Parent Teacher Association (£44k), Cylch Meithrin Henllan (£44k) and Lord Deramore's School Fund (£44k).