ACTION FOR KIDS CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1068841 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ACTION FOR KIDS, AFK, AFKCT

The relief of chidren and young people who are suffering from sickness or physical or mental disability by assisting them to lead full and independent lives and by any other means whatsoever.The provision of support and assistance to the carers of chidren or young people suffering from physical or mental disability.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.7m
Latest spending
£1.7m
Registered
1998
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The provided text consists of fragmented headers, bullet points, and dates from a charity accounts document for the British Association for Supported Employment, ending in 2025. It does not contain specific financial figures, narrative statements on financial health, or detailed operational data required to assess the charity's financial status.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£1.7m
Total spending
£1.7m
Cost of raising funds
£458k
Reserves (reported)
£624k
Employees
24

Reported reserves equal ~4.4 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 26.7% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.7m£1.7m
31/03/2024£1.6m£1.9m
31/03/2023£1.6m£1.8m
31/03/2022£2.2m£1.7m
31/03/2021£1.7m£1.7m

Common questions

Is ACTION FOR KIDS CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The provided text consists of fragmented headers, bullet points, and dates from a charity accounts document for the British Association for Supported Employment, ending in 2025. It does not contain specific financial figures, narrative statements on financial health, or detailed operational data required to assess the charity's financial status.

Who funds ACTION FOR KIDS CHARITABLE TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ACTION FOR KIDS CHARITABLE TRUST as a grant recipient include Q CHARITABLE TRUST, THE BLOOMFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST, The Barratt Redrow Foundation, WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT UK FOUNDATION, THE CYRIL AND EVE JUMBO CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
Q CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1.0m
THE BLOOMFIELD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£113k
THE BLOOMFIELD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£100k
THE BLOOMFIELD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2026£100k
THE BLOOMFIELD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£88k
THE BLOOMFIELD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£88k
The Barratt Redrow FoundationFY2022£60kEmployee charity vote
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT UK FOUNDATIONFY2022£50k
THE CYRIL AND EVE JUMBO CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£42k
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT UK FOUNDATIONFY2024£40k
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT UK FOUNDATIONFY2021£37k
THE CYRIL AND EVE JUMBO CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£31k
GAMES AIDFY2024£30k
THE HARGREAVES FOUNDATIONFY2023£25kGrants approved
THE HARGREAVES FOUNDATIONFY2024£25k
CARETECH CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£22kCreating job opportunities for disabled and neurodiverse young people
GAMES AIDFY2023£20k
CARETECH CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£15kCreating job opportunities for disabled and neurodiverse young people
THE BRITFORD BRIDGE TRUSTFY2025£10kSecondary
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITEDFY2023£10kDisability
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT UK FOUNDATIONFY2023£7k
THE LINDER FOUNDATIONFY2022£7kGeneral Charitable Causes
VINCI UK FOUNDATIONFY2021£4kEquipment needed for activites
Q CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£4k
THE SCOTT BADER COMMONWEALTH LIMITEDFY2021£4kTo fund an employability project for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities
THE GREEN HALL FOUNDATIONFY2023£4k
SCOULOUDI FOUNDATIONFY2022£4kHandicapped & Disabled
SIR ROBERT GEFFERY'S ALMSHOUSE TRUSTFY2024£3k
THE GREEN HALL FOUNDATIONFY2025£3k
BETTER COMMUNITY BUSINESS NETWORK LIMITEDFY2022£3k
BETTER COMMUNITY BUSINESS NETWORK LIMITEDFY2023£3k
THE TOY TRUSTFY2022£3k
THE ELLERDALE TRUSTFY2022£2k
DANDIA CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2k
SCOULOUDI FOUNDATIONFY2023£2kHandicapped & Disabled
DANDIA CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£2k
THE JEANNINE VASSILIOU CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1k
THE SIR JAMES ROLL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1k
THE JOHN THAW FOUNDATIONFY2025£1k
THE JOHN THAW FOUNDATIONFY2023£1k
WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF BASKETMAKERS 2011 CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1kAction for Kids
THE HARGREAVES FOUNDATIONFY2025£931
MOTABILITYFY2025£502Wheelchair Sector grant
The Squire Patton Boggs Charitable TrustFY2022£500Education/Training
GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£500
GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£500
GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£500
THE JOHN THAW FOUNDATIONFY2026£500
ARIMATHEA CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£300
THE MICHAEL AND ANNA WIX CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2026£200

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
City Bridge Foundation08/10/2021£250kGrant to AFK (Action For Kids Charitable Trust)
The National Lottery Community Fund02/08/2019£10kWorking together for a brighter future
Sport England24/05/2019£2kAFK Beach
City Bridge Foundation11/05/2017£250kGrant to AFK (Action For Kids Charitable Trust)
The National Lottery Community Fund23/03/2016£314kSpeaking up and making better decisions
City Bridge Foundation09/01/2014£108kGrant to AFK (Action For Kids Charitable Trust)
Sport England10/07/2013£6kSitting Volleyball Fortnight
The National Lottery Community Fund21/11/2012£295kImproving work and life skills for young people with learning disabilities.
Sport England13/09/2012£9kRegular sporting & fitness for disabled young people
The National Lottery Community Fund30/07/2009£10kIndependent living skills training for young disabled people
The National Lottery Community Fund16/06/2009£486kParticipation for YP with moderate to severe learning disabilities.
Sport England27/05/2009£9kUrban Beach Volleyball Tournament
City Bridge Foundation07/05/2009£75kGrant to AFK (Action For Kids Charitable Trust)
The National Lottery Community Fund09/01/2007£10kIT Upgrade Project

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE BATES FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ACTION FOR KIDS CHARITABLE TRUST£1.7m—0unclear—no doubt
THE BATES FOUNDATION FY2025£137k——unclear—no doubt
HIMAT TANNA CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£126k—0unclear—no doubt
LIBURY HALL FY2025£2.2m£60,000 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt
WEST BERKSHIRE MENCAP FY2025£3.9m——unclear—no doubt
THE LODDON FOUNDATION LTD FY2025£9.8m——unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.