FUN 4 KIDZ

Registered charity 1091549 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

1 TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY FACILITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE DAILY CARE, RECREATION AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 0-162 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF THE PERSONS IN THE PROVISION OF SUCH CARE, EDUCATION AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES3 TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY

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Latest income
£1.2m
Latest spending
£1.1m
Registered
2002
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £124,996 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total funds carried forward of £595,867. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds general free reserves of £412,399, which exceeds its stated policy target of approximately three months of running costs. The independent auditor confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately 3 months running costs (held: £412k)
“Fun 4 Kidz sets out to hold a minimum of approximately 3 months running costs in a general reserve to cover unexpected eventualities.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Xeinadin North West Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

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

Total income
£1.2m
Total spending
£1.1m
Reserves (reported)
£412k
Employees
57

Reported reserves equal ~4.7 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Liverpool City · Sefton

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.2m£1.1m
31/03/2024£996k£915k
31/03/2023£825k£765k
31/03/2022£758k£653k
31/03/2021£638k£585k

Common questions

Is FUN 4 KIDZ financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £124,996 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total funds carried forward of £595,867. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds general free reserves of £412,399, which exceeds its stated policy target of approximately three months of running costs. The independent auditor confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Xeinadin North West Limited.

Who funds FUN 4 KIDZ?

Funders whose own accounts filings name FUN 4 KIDZ as a grant recipient include THE STEVE MORGAN FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE STEVE MORGAN FOUNDATIONFY2022£95kDCMS Fund Grants >£50k
THE STEVE MORGAN FOUNDATIONFY2024£91k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund16/11/2022£209kL30 Community Centre
The National Lottery Community Fund13/07/2011£412kThe L30 Community Centre
The National Lottery Heritage Fund11/07/2002£4k"This Registered Charity Provides After School Care In Four Clubs And Holds A Holiday Club For Children Aged 4-12. It Is Seeking Funding To"

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 VARIETY THE CHILDREN'S CHARITY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
FUN 4 KIDZ£1.2m—0unclear—no doubt
VARIETY THE CHILDREN'S CHARITY FY2025£7.2m——above—no doubt
FOR CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE FY2025£1.5m—0unclear1.0%no doubt
OSBORNE HOUSE COMMUNITY NURSERY LTD FY2025£549k—0above—no doubt
YOUNG PERSONS CENTRE FY2025£497k—0below—no doubt
SUNRISE COMMUNITY NURSERIES FY2025£1.1m—0above—no doubt

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