THE SHOW CRIB

Registered charity 1099205 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE CRIB

To offer a supportive environment for young people parents/carers dealing with youth related issues, e.g. school exclusions and gang activity. Workshops as follows:Trading Places police young people, knife awareness, Bullying, Relationship, Baby me not, Consequences. Summer programs, Family support Health, Education, Employment, College,welfare, benefits, counselling, health, drug advice

Objects

TO RELIEVE IN NEED IN CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES SO AS TO ASSIST THEM IN DEVELOPING THEIR MENTAL, PHYSICAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES THAT THEY MIGHT GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Accommodation/housing · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£184k
Latest spending
£129k
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £55,418 for the year ended 30 June 2025, bringing total funds to £82,925. The trustees confirm there are sufficient funds to operate for the next twelve months with no material uncertainties regarding going concern. Unrestricted reserves stood at £19,433, while restricted funds totalled £63,492.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six to nine months of restricted funds (held: £19k)
“The Board of Trustees has established a policy whereby the restricted funds held by the charity should be kept between 6 & 9 months only.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Show Crib (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Barking And Dagenham · Brent · Camden · Enfield · Hackney · Haringey · Islington · Redbridge · Tower Hamlets · Waltham Forest

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£184k£129k
30/06/2024£103k£127k
30/06/2023£163k£139k
30/06/2022£171k£215k
30/06/2021£141k£165k

Common questions

Is THE SHOW CRIB financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £55,418 for the year ended 30 June 2025, bringing total funds to £82,925. The trustees confirm there are sufficient funds to operate for the next twelve months with no material uncertainties regarding going concern. Unrestricted reserves stood at £19,433, while restricted funds totalled £63,492. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Hackney Council14/02/2025£50kGrant to The Show Crib
London Borough of Hackney14/02/2025£50kGrant to The Show Crib
The National Lottery Community Fund03/02/2025£20kLife after lockdown 3
The National Lottery Community Fund01/07/2022£10kLife After lockdown 2
London Borough of Hackney12/05/2022£10kGrant to The Show Crib
Hackney Council12/05/2022£10kGrant to The Show Crib
The National Lottery Community Fund21/05/2021£10kLife after Lockdown
The National Lottery Community Fund26/09/2019£10kBoroughs United
The National Lottery Community Fund03/04/2014£10kThe Sharp End
The National Lottery Community Fund25/01/2006£4kDrama workshop
The National Lottery Community Fund25/09/2005£60kYouth Empowerment