SPURGEONS

Registered charity 1081182 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SPURGEON'S CHILD CARE

We currently deliver more than 50 high-quality services to find long-lasting solutions to the challenges faced by many across the UK - including poverty, abuse problems, offending and other social issues. By partnering with local authorities, supporters and other funding bodies, we come alongside children and their families to help them to work together to find long-lasting solutions.

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Latest income
£12.6m
Latest spending
£13.5m
Registered
2000
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income grew by 4% to £12.6M, while expenditure reduced by 11% to £13.5M, resulting in a net decrease in funds of £1.3M. The charity holds general unrestricted reserves of £5.7M, which the trustees confirm are sufficient to meet their stated free reserves target of £4.7M. The filing asserts that the charity is in a strong financial position with no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £4.7M (held: £5.7m)
“Combined, this indicates an estimated total requirement for free reserves of £4.7M”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by HaysMac LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Spurgeons Children's Charity (matched by registered charity number).

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

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

Total income
£12.6m
Total spending
£13.5m
Cost of raising funds
£1.1m
Reserves (reported)
£5.7m
Employees
289

Reported reserves equal ~5.1 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 8.5% of total income — above the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

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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£12.6m£13.5m
31/03/2024£12.1m£15.2m
31/03/2023£12.5m£14.3m
31/03/2022£14.2m£12.8m
31/03/2021£13.1m£12.5m

Common questions

Is SPURGEONS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income grew by 4% to £12.6M, while expenditure reduced by 11% to £13.5M, resulting in a net decrease in funds of £1.3M. The charity holds general unrestricted reserves of £5.7M, which the trustees confirm are sufficient to meet their stated free reserves target of £4.7M. The filing asserts that the charity is in a strong financial position with no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by HaysMac LLP.

Who funds SPURGEONS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SPURGEONS as a grant recipient include THE COLYER-FERGUSSON CHARITABLE TRUST, THE JERUSALEM TRUST, THE CRUCIBLE FOUNDATION, THE MAURICE AND HILDA LAING CHARITABLE TRUST, THE LAWSON TRUST CIO.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE COLYER-FERGUSSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£120k
THE JERUSALEM TRUSTFY2023£50kEvangelism and Christian Mission in the UK
THE CRUCIBLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£50k
THE MAURICE AND HILDA LAING CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£10k
THE LAWSON TRUST CIOFY2024£5kOther grants
THE LAWSON TRUST CIOFY2023£5k
BURTON LATIMER BAPTIST CHURCHFY2022£3k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MATTHEW, WINCHESTERFY2023£1k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MATTHEW, WINCHESTERFY2024£1k
THE IAN ASKEW CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1kGrant
THE IAN ASKEW CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN THAMEFY2025£803Missionary societies (UK)
QUORN BAPTIST CHURCHFY2026£793Missions and Causes
MARKET HARBOROUGH BAPTIST CHURCHFY2023£741childcare
GREENFIELD BAPTIST CHURCHFY2021£600Communion Offerings
GREENFIELD BAPTIST CHURCHFY2024£500Charity Donations (Note 12/13)
GREENFIELD BAPTIST CHURCHFY2022£500Communion Offerings (Note 13)
BURTON LATIMER BAPTIST CHURCHFY2021£500Grants and donations
QUORN BAPTIST CHURCHFY2024£480Missions and Causes
MARKET HARBOROUGH BAPTIST CHURCHFY2022£435Spurgeons childcare
MARKET HARBOROUGH BAPTIST CHURCHFY2022£435Spurgeons childcare
BURTON LATIMER BAPTIST CHURCHFY2024£400
QUORN BAPTIST CHURCHFY2023£350Missions and Causes
CROXLEY GREEN BAPTIST CHURCHFY2023£220
DOWNTON BAPTIST CHURCHFY2023£50Donations payable
QUORN BAPTIST CHURCHFY2024£20Missions and Causes

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
London Borough of Hounslow08/08/2024£30kGrant to SPURGEONS
The National Lottery Community Fund19/01/2024£20kTargeted; Expert Support for Parents/Carers of Autistic Children & Young People
City Bridge Foundation02/08/2023£131kGrant to Spurgeons
The National Lottery Community Fund10/03/2023£10kSpurgeons Young Carers Festival Project
The National Lottery Community Fund18/11/2022£348kInvisible Walls
The National Lottery Community Fund30/09/2021£10kThe Art of Being a Dad
UK government18/06/2021£8kCovenant Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund23/01/2020£1kInvisible Walls Celebration Fun Day
The National Lottery Community Fund20/09/2019£452kInvisible Walls
The National Lottery Community Fund25/03/2019£600Young Carers Family Fun
The National Lottery Community Fund11/01/2017£229kFamily Intervention for Self Harm
The National Lottery Community Fund21/09/2016£435kSpurgeons' Invisible Walls
The National Lottery Community Fund04/06/2015£315kSpurgeons Phoenix Project
The National Lottery Community Fund19/05/2011£10kWolverhampton Young Carers Project
The National Lottery Community Fund05/05/2011£949kThe 'Sisters' Project
The National Lottery Community Fund14/10/2009£467kSpurgeons Shout
UK government—£73kPolice and Schools, Spurgeons (PaSS) 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.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SOUTHAMPTON CITY AND REGION ACTION TO COMBAT HARDSHIP.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SPURGEONS£12.6m——unclear—no doubt
SOUTHAMPTON CITY AND REGION ACTION TO COMBAT HARDSHIP FY2025£1.7m—0above17.4%no doubt
THE PURI FOUNDATION FY2025£5.3m—0above—no doubt
CHANGING FUTURES NORTH EAST FY2025£1.9m——unclear—no doubt
ST JAMES' CENTRE (DERBY) FY2025£1.2m—0unclear—no doubt
HUGGARD FY2025£3.2m——unclear—no doubt

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