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BAUER RADIO'S CASH FOR KIDS CHARITIES

Registered charity 1122062 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as 96.3 RADIO AIRE & MAGC 828'S CASH FOR KIDS, 96.9 VIKING FM & MAGIC 1161'S CASH FOR KIDS, BAUER RADIO CHARITIES, BAUER RADIO'S CASH FOR KIDS, CASH FOR KIDS MANCHESTER, CFM Cash for Kids

Bauer Media's Cash for Kids is a grant-giving national charity with regional teams operating in 23 locations across England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland. Our mission is to improve the lives of disadvantaged children who are affected by poverty, illness, neglect or have additional needs.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£15.2m
Latest spending
£16.3m
Registered
2007
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £1,007,560 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £5,321,506 to £4,313,946. The trustees maintain that free reserves of £525,000 are sufficient to meet the policy target of three to six months of operating costs and ensure the charity can continue its activities. The independent auditors confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three to six months of operating costs (held: £525k)
“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level at least equivalent to between three and six months of operating costs.” — page 7
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Salaries, NI, pension and expenses recharged from Bauer Radio Limited
“During the year costs have been recharged in relation to salaries, national insurance, pension contributions and other expenses for staff of the charity from its corporate member, Bauer Radio Limited to the value of £1,752,764 (2023 - £1,609,473). At the balance sheet date the amount due to/from Bauer Radio Limited was £257,449 (2023- £294,057). The ultimate controlling party is Bauer Radio Limited as the corporate member of the charity. In addition there is support from all of Bauer radio stations along with no charge being transferred to the charity for their use within their office spaces, IT and HR support.” — page 34
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Tree Accountancy Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — BAUER RADIO'S CASH FOR KIDS CHARITIES (matched by registered charity number).

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£15.2m
Total spending
£16.3m
Cost of raising funds
£758k
Reserves (reported)
£4.2m
Employees
33

Reported reserves equal ~3.1 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (70% 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: 5.0% of total income — above the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£15.2m£16.3m
31/12/2023£17.2m£15.7m
31/12/2022£14.0m£13.8m
31/12/2021£13.5m£13.3m
31/12/2020£12.9m£12.0m

Common questions

Is BAUER RADIO'S CASH FOR KIDS CHARITIES financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £1,007,560 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £5,321,506 to £4,313,946. The trustees maintain that free reserves of £525,000 are sufficient to meet the policy target of three to six months of operating costs and ensure the charity can continue its activities. The independent auditors confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Tree Accountancy Limited.

Who funds BAUER RADIO'S CASH FOR KIDS CHARITIES?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BAUER RADIO'S CASH FOR KIDS CHARITIES as a grant recipient include Sir Graham Wylie Foundation, THE SIR JAMES RECKITT CHARITY, OVE ARUP PARTNERSHIP CHARITABLE TRUST, MENPHYS LIMITED, BNA CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
Sir Graham Wylie FoundationFY2023£12kRock N Raise concert proceeds
THE SIR JAMES RECKITT CHARITYFY2021£10kChildren's services
OVE ARUP PARTNERSHIP CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£7k
MENPHYS LIMITEDFY2022£7kGrant funding
BNA CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATIONFY2025£5k
THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£5kEducation and Training
BNA CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATIONFY2025£5k
THE SIR JAMES RECKITT CHARITYFY2024£4kChildren
THE BROTHERS TRUSTFY2023£3kChristmas presents for disadvantaged children
THE HULL AND EAST RIDING CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£3k
Sir Graham Wylie FoundationFY2024£3kFeeding families
SHEFFIELD TOWN TRUSTFY2023£3kNon-recurring grant
C B AND H H TAYLOR 1984 TRUSTFY2023£2k
The Rathbones Group FoundationFY2024£1kGrant making by Hub
OVE ARUP PARTNERSHIP CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£1k
TEES VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2022£1k
THE BARBOUR FOUNDATIONFY2023£1k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST STEPHEN, PRESTONFY2023£372Special Collections
The Squire Patton Boggs Charitable TrustFY2022£200General Charitable Purposes
Moto FoundationFY2021£150Community Grant
Moto FoundationFY2021£150Community Grant
HAYS TRAVEL FOUNDATIONFY2024£0
Evelyn Partners Charitable TrustFY2024£0Employee grant support programme

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Postcode Lottery24/11/2023£2.0mA Happier Christmas - C4K
The National Lottery Community Fund04/06/2014£10kActive Citizenship Youth Skills Project

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE PENNIES FOUNDATION2£401k
RJ AND AH DANIELS CHARITABLE TRUST2£36k
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED2£21k
THE GEOFF & FIONA SQUIRE FOUNDATION2£14k
PILKINGTON CHARITIES FUND2£11k
THE S M B TRUST2£9k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. PETER, FORMBY1—
Young K&C1—

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with KEF KIDS.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BAUER RADIO'S CASH FOR KIDS CHARITIES£15.2m—0unclear—no doubt
KEF KIDS FY2025£1.2m—0below—no doubt
ACTION FOR CHILDREN FY2025£163.4m——unclear—no doubt
BBC CHILDREN IN NEED FY2025£61.0m——unclear—no doubt
LIFE FOR A KID FOUNDATION FY2025£177k—0unclear—no doubt
AllChild FY2025£7.3m——above—no doubt

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