CHILDREN AT RISK FOUNDATION
Raise funds in order to support work by sister organisation in Sao Paulo Brazil.
Objects
(A) TO ASSIST AND RELIEVE NECESSITOUS PERSONS, IN PARTICULAR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN TOWNS AND CITIES OF BRAZIL AND OTHER COUNTRIES OF SOUTH AMERICA, AND FOR SUCH PURPOSES AS TO ESTABLISH, EQUIP, MAINTAIN AND MANAGE, OR PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR, HOMES AND HOSTELS AND OTHER CENTRES FOR THE ACCOMMODATION OR RESIDENCE OR USE OR BENEFIT OF SUCH PERSONS EITHER GRATUITOUSLY OR IN RETURN FOR SUCH PAYMENTS AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED, AND TO PROVIDE, OR TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR, SUCH OTHER SERVICES IN CONNECTION THEREWITH AS AMY FROM TIME TO TIME BE CONSIDERED APPROPRIATE. (B) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF SUCH PERSONS, IN PARTICULAR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE TOWNS AND CITIES OF BRAZIL AND OTHER COUNTRIES OF SOUTH AMERICA TO ENABLE THEM TO LIVE USEFUL LIVES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity is volunteer-led with no paid staff and holds unrestricted funds of £1,201, which is below its stated reserves policy target of six months' operating costs. The charity received total income of £38,358 and expended £37,131, resulting in a net increase in funds for the year.
What the accounts disclose
“CARF-UK operates a reserves policy aimed at maintaining unrestricted funds at a level of six months operating costs.” — page 8
Policies the charity declares
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025
- Volunteers: 5
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024
- Volunteers: 6
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023
- Volunteers: 3
- Grant-making is its main activity
Trustees
- ALEX HANNAYchair
- Ana Lucia Souza
- Mauro Lucio Souza
- Monica Runke
- Piers Edwards
- Sarah Elizabeth Clark
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £37k | £36k |
| 31/12/2024 | £43k | £69k |
| 31/12/2023 | £63k | £42k |
| 31/12/2022 | £67k | £70k |
| 31/12/2021 | £49k | £42k |
Common questions
Is CHILDREN AT RISK FOUNDATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity is volunteer-led with no paid staff and holds unrestricted funds of £1,201, which is below its stated reserves policy target of six months' operating costs. The charity received total income of £38,358 and expended £37,131, resulting in a net increase in funds for the year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| BRIDGE HOUSE ESTATES | 1 | £1.0m |
| THE HEALTH FOUNDATION | 1 | £1.0m |
| THE HAPPY BABY COMMUNITY | 1 | £99k |
| THE GOYAL FOUNDATION | 1 | £85k |
| THE DASH CHARITY | 1 | £41k |
| PERSONAL ASSURANCE CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £26k |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY MAGDALENE, YARM | 1 | £12k |
| MUKUL MADHAV FOUNDATION UK | 1 | £10k |
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- The Brazil Friends Foundation
- RAISE THE CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL
- CHILDREN IN HUNGER
- CHILD ACTION
- CHILDREN IN NEED FUND
- CRITICAL SUPPORT
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHILDREN AT RISK FOUNDATION | £37k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| The Brazil Friends Foundation | £336k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| RAISE THE CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL | £67k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| CHILDREN IN HUNGER | £88k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| CHILD ACTION | £119k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| CHILDREN IN NEED FUND | £34k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |