KIDS UK

Registered charity 1121575 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Kids UK is a trust set up to share the gospel truths with children and families throughout the United Kingdom through the provision of assemblies, worship roadshows, holiday and childrens clubs and training sessions.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO PARTICULARLY BY MEANS OF SHARING THE GOSPEL TRUTH WITH CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND TO FULFIL SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND ARE CONNECTED WITH THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE TRUST.

Area of benefit: UNITED KINGDOM

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

Causes: Education/training · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Birmingham, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£62k
Latest spending
£75k
Registered
2007
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £12,979 for the sixteen-month period ended 31 July 2026, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £68,876. The trustees' report indicates that total income increased by 7% compared to the previous year, while expenditure decreased by 4% pro-rata. The independent examiner issued an unqualified statement, confirming that the accounts comply with legal requirements and accounting records were maintained.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: The Trustees aim to maintain reserves at a sufficient level to provide cover for approximately twelve months future committed expenditure. (held: £69k)
“The Trustees aim to maintain reserves at a sufficient level to provide cover for approximately twelve months future committed expenditure.” — page 5
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/07/2026

  • Volunteers: 5

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 3

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 3

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Birmingham City · Derbyshire · Dudley · Sandwell · Warwickshire · Wolverhampton · Worcestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2026£62k£75k
31/03/2025£43k£58k
31/03/2024£74k£56k
31/03/2023£88k£51k
31/03/2022£43k£50k

Common questions

Is KIDS UK financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £12,979 for the sixteen-month period ended 31 July 2026, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £68,876. The trustees' report indicates that total income increased by 7% compared to the previous year, while expenditure decreased by 4% pro-rata. The independent examiner issued an unqualified statement, confirming that the accounts comply with legal requirements and accounting records were maintained. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds KIDS UK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name KIDS UK as a grant recipient include THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATIONFY2023£2k

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 KIDS OUT UK.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
KIDS UK£62k——unclear—no doubt
KIDS OUT UK FY2025£2.4m——below—no doubt
KIDS FY2025£9.4m——unclear—no doubt
KIDS TRUST FY2025£57k—0below—no doubt
YOUR KIDS AROUND THE WORLD FY2025£172k—0unclear—no doubt
KITH AND KIDS FY2025£858k—0below—no doubt

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