EDUKID

Registered charity 1099058 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

In circumstances where children and young people cannot expect to receive an education (eg due to conflict, poverty, or similar conditions of distress) EDUKID provides funds and other resources to make this possible. Funding is primarily through sponsorship, which ensures continuity of schooling from year to year. It presently operates in Cambodia, Uganda and Peru.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£582k
Latest spending
£519k
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that Edukid reported a deficit of £33,081 on unrestricted funds for the year ended 5 April 2025, leaving unrestricted reserves at £50,889. The trustees note that income was below target due to the cancellation of a Peru trip and reduced Department of Education funding, which has impacted reserves. Despite these challenges, the independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to light and the accounts comply with applicable regulations.

Automated summary of the FY2025 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 — edukid (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 05/04/2025)

Total income
£582k
Total spending
£519k
Cost of raising funds
£16k
Reserves (reported)
£249k
Employees
5

Reported reserves equal ~5.8 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (57% 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: 2.7% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cambodia · Peru · Uganda

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£582k£519k
05/04/2024£532k£563k
05/04/2023£450k£440k
05/04/2022£180k£217k
05/04/2021£179k£151k

Common questions

Is EDUKID financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that Edukid reported a deficit of £33,081 on unrestricted funds for the year ended 5 April 2025, leaving unrestricted reserves at £50,889. The trustees note that income was below target due to the cancellation of a Peru trip and reduced Department of Education funding, which has impacted reserves. Despite these challenges, the independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to light and the accounts comply with applicable regulations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds EDUKID?

Funders whose own accounts filings name EDUKID as a grant recipient include THE BRIDGE TRUST, THE PICKWELL FOUNDATION, THE NOEL BUXTON TRUST, PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST ANDREW'S NUTHURST AND CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD MANNINGS HEATH.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE BRIDGE TRUSTFY2023£12kFurthering of education
THE PICKWELL FOUNDATIONFY2022£10k
THE NOEL BUXTON TRUSTFY2023£5kTo support young mothers to become more financially secure by offering micro credit and business training.
THE BRIDGE TRUSTFY2022£5k
THE BRIDGE TRUSTFY2021£3k
THE BRIDGE TRUSTFY2024£2k
PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST ANDREW'S NUTHURST AND CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD MANNINGS HEATHFY2025£1kMissionary and charitable giving (Overseas)

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 EDUFUND UK.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
EDUKID£582k—0unclear—no doubt
EDUFUND UK FY2024£151k—0unclear—no doubt
CHILDREN ON THE EDGE FY2025£1.9mOver £60,0002within—no doubt
SWANLAND EDUCATION AFRICA TRUST FY2025£103k—0below—no doubt
EDUCATION FOR THE CHILDREN FOUNDATION FY2024£654k—0unclear—no doubt
THE CECILY EASTWOOD ZAMBIAN AIDS ORPHANS APPEAL FY2024£230k—0unclear31.7%no doubt

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