CHILDREN FIRST DERBY

Registered charity 1111157 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

HIGH QUALITY FAMILY SERVICES:SUPERVISED CONTACT FOR LOOKED AFTER CHILDREN, ENABLING THEM TO SPEND TIME WITH THEIR FAMILY IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT. MENTORING SERVICE -VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE ONE TO ONE SUPPORT OUTSIDE THE FAMILY HOME, FOR VULNERABLE YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 10-16.FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICE - TRAINED VOLUNTEERS WORK WITH LOCAL VULNERABLE FAMILIES, EMPOWERING THEM TO MOVE THEIR LIVES FORWARD.

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Latest income
£506k
Latest spending
£528k
Registered
2005
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net deficit of £22,222 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by expenditure exceeding income. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £207,919 at year-end, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover approximately six months of running costs to ensure service continuity.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: around six months of running costs (held: £208k)
“The Trustees’ aim is to hold enough reserves to cover around six months of running costs to ensure continuity of services should funding be delayed or reduced.” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

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

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

Total income
£506k
Total spending
£528k
Cost of raising funds
£5k
Reserves (reported)
£227k
Employees
20

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

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (87% 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: 1.1% 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: Derby City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£506k£528k
31/03/2024£503k£508k
31/03/2023£438k£442k
31/03/2022£394k£378k
31/03/2021£295k£274k

Common questions

Is CHILDREN FIRST DERBY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net deficit of £22,222 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by expenditure exceeding income. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £207,919 at year-end, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover approximately six months of running costs to ensure service continuity. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds CHILDREN FIRST DERBY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CHILDREN FIRST DERBY as a grant recipient include MATTHEW GOOD FOUNDATION, HAYS TRAVEL FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
MATTHEW GOOD FOUNDATIONFY2024£2k
HAYS TRAVEL FOUNDATIONFY2024£0

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England12/03/2025£8kMentoring through Football
UK government12/03/2025£8kMentoring through Football
The National Lottery Community Fund26/01/2023£312kEnhanced Family Support Service for Vulnerable Families
Postcode Lottery26/03/2022£18kReach for Wellbeing
The National Lottery Community Fund27/09/2019£139kEarly-intervention Family Support Service
The National Lottery Community Fund03/02/2011£10kBridging the Parenting Gap - Putting Children First