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CHILDREN ON THE EDGE

Registered charity 1101441 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as COTE

Latest income
£1.9m
Latest spending
£1.9m
Registered
2004
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £42,680 for the year ended 28 February 2025, resulting in total funds of £1,694,907. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £325,907, which is within the stated policy target of 0-25% of forecast expenditure. The trustees confirmed that resources are adequate to continue as a going concern with no material uncertainties identified.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: Over £60,000 — below the median for charities its size (£76k)
“During the year 2 employees earned more than £60,000” — page 34
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 2
“During the year 2 employees earned more than £60,000” — page 34
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: 0 and 25% of the coming year’s forecast expenditure (held: £326k)
“the free reserve balance should ideally be between 0 and 25% of the coming year’s forecast expenditure.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from trustees
“Donations totalling £2,366 (2024: £2,704) were made to the charity by three trustees during the year.” — page 37
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by 7GSXX :IZIVW 0XH.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Children on the Edge (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Funders the charity credits

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 28/02/2025)

Total income
£1.9m
Total spending
£1.9m
Cost of raising funds
£239k
Reserves (reported)
£326k
Employees
13

Reported reserves equal ~2.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees

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

Operates in: Afghanistan · Bangladesh · Burma · India · Lebanon · Romania · Thailand · Uganda

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
28/02/2025£1.9m£1.9m
29/02/2024£1.9m£2.4m
28/02/2023£2.7m£2.8m
28/02/2022£1.8m£1.9m
28/02/2021£2.4m£1.9m

Common questions

Is CHILDREN ON THE EDGE financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £42,680 for the year ended 28 February 2025, resulting in total funds of £1,694,907. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £325,907, which is within the stated policy target of 0-25% of forecast expenditure. The trustees confirmed that resources are adequate to continue as a going concern with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by 7GSXX :IZIVW 0XH.

What does the highest-paid employee of CHILDREN ON THE EDGE earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the Over £60,000 band, and 2 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds CHILDREN ON THE EDGE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CHILDREN ON THE EDGE as a grant recipient include THE COLES-MEDLOCK FOUNDATION, MCGRATH TAYLOR FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE TOLKIEN TRUST, THE RODDICK FOUNDATION, THE PENNIES FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmount
THE COLES-MEDLOCK FOUNDATIONFY2025£315k
MCGRATH TAYLOR FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£101k
THE TOLKIEN TRUSTFY2022£100k
THE RODDICK FOUNDATIONFY2024£75k
THE PENNIES FOUNDATIONFY2022£42k
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2023£37k
THEIRWORLDFY2022£35k
THE RODDICK FOUNDATIONFY2023£33k
THE TOLKIEN TRUSTFY2023£33k
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2024£30k
THE COLES-MEDLOCK FOUNDATIONFY2024£25k
THE ANGUS LAWSON MEMORIAL TRUSTFY2022£24k
THE BOLTINI TRUSTFY2025£24k
THE DASHLIGHT FOUNDATIONFY2025£20k
THE BOLTINI TRUSTFY2023£20k
THE DASHLIGHT FOUNDATIONFY2024£20k
ALLAN AND NESTA FERGUSON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2023£15k
THE FRANK JACKSON FOUNDATIONFY2023£15k
THE COLES-MEDLOCK FOUNDATIONFY2023£13k
THE THREE OAKS TRUSTFY2023£12k
The A and J Charitable TrustFY2025£10k
THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATIONFY2024£10k
THE COLES-MEDLOCK FOUNDATIONFY2023£10k
THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATIONFY2023£10k
THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATIONFY2025£10k
THE BOLTINI TRUSTFY2024£10k
HANDSPARK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£8k
BRITISH HUMANE ASSOCIATIONFY2024£6k
INTO GIVING LIMITEDFY2022£5k
INTO GIVING LIMITEDFY2021£5k
THE THREE OAKS TRUSTFY2025£5k
THE ANCHOR FOUNDATIONFY2023£3k
THE CARMELA & RONNIE PIGNATELLI FOUNDATIONFY2024£3k
THE TULA TRUST LIMITEDFY2023£2k
THE STERRY FAMILY FOUNDATIONFY2023£2k
The Patricia Routledge FoundationFY2024£2k
THE STERRY FAMILY FOUNDATIONFY2024£2k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PANCRAS AND ST JOHN, CHICHESTERFY2023£1k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PANCRAS AND ST JOHN, CHICHESTERFY2022£1k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL'S, CHICHESTERFY2022£375
HOLLYHOCK CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£0
BRITISH HUMANE ASSOCIATIONFY2025—

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Postcode Lottery10/02/2025£200kSpecial Award 2025
Postcode Lottery01/12/2023£400kSpecial Award 2024
Postcode Lottery09/02/2022£300kSpecial Grant 2022

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