POLIO AND CHILDREN IN NEED CHARITY

Registered charity 1096394 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as POLIO CHILDREN

1) To raise funds and give financial assistance to organisations that look after the well being of persons suffering from polio or other neuro muscular disabilities,orphans and other economically deprived children.2) To give financial assistance in the field of education for the benefit of orphans and other economically deprived children and children suffering from polio

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Latest income

£148k

Latest spending

£184k

Registered

2003

Accounts read

FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted funds increased to £179,419 from £156,197 in the prior year, driven by a net income of £23,222. The charity holds £140,574 in cash and has no long-term creditors or provisions for liabilities, indicating a stable financial position with no material uncertainties noted.

Automated summary of the FY2023 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Polio Children (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

ARUN PATEL BCAhchair · trustee of 1 other charity
DIPAK TANNA
Dr DEVIK PATEL
Dr SHIRISH PATEL · trustee of 1 other charity
Mayoor Patel BCA · trustee of 2 other charities
SUBHDRA PATEL BSC HONS

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

Operates in: Cambodia · India · Kenya · Saint Vincent · Sierra Leone · South Sudan · Tanzania · Throughout England · Uganda

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£148k	£184k
31/12/2023	£317k	£291k
31/12/2022	£218k	£232k
31/12/2021	£203k	£304k
31/12/2020	£73k	£116k

Common questions

Is POLIO AND CHILDREN IN NEED CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2023 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted funds increased to £179,419 from £156,197 in the prior year, driven by a net income of £23,222. The charity holds £140,574 in cash and has no long-term creditors or provisions for liabilities, indicating a stable financial position with no material uncertainties noted. Its FY2023 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. PETER, FORMBY	1	—
THE HEALTH FOUNDATION	1	£1.1m
THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£1.1m
GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' FOUNDATION	1	£500k
CHARITY MEALS	1	£425k
THE PENNIES FOUNDATION	1	£390k
ST. JAMES'S PLACE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£341k
THE BEAVERBROOKS CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£185k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ORPHANS IN NEED.

ORPHANS IN NEED income £23.5m
BBC CHILDREN IN NEED income £61.0m
THE BRITISH POLIO FELLOWSHIP income £1.1m
VARIETY THE CHILDREN'S CHARITY income £7.2m
The Police Children's Charity income £1.3m
CHIPS CHARITY income £461k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
POLIO AND CHILDREN IN NEED CHARITY	£148k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ORPHANS IN NEED FY2025	£23.5m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
BBC CHILDREN IN NEED FY2025	£61.0m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE BRITISH POLIO FELLOWSHIP FY2024	£1.1m	in excess of £60,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt
VARIETY THE CHILDREN'S CHARITY FY2025	£7.2m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
The Police Children's Charity FY2025	£1.3m	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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